absurd

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“The Best You Can” may be a movie for everyone, but one may need a particular appreciation for the cosmically absurd to really get the joke.

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“Suggesting that foreign countries had any input on this is absurd,” the official said.

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“There were these big companies in telecom that were trading at just absurd valuations,” said Romeo A. Reyes, who was a senior analyst covering Global Crossing for Jefferies at the time of the company’s rise.

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But the notion that I would plow ahead with authorizing driverless cars without the agency’s analysis and recommendations is absurd.

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Frankly, it’s been inspiring to watch the reaction of fans who aren’t accustomed to our absurd marketplace, who aren’t already beaten down by the costs and fees and are calling the organizers out.

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