absurd
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"I can't believe they thought they could pull off something like this and people would just let it slide... it's utterly absurd and infuriating," an X user wrote early on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Chow wrote in a letter to a group of families of victims of the crackdown this month: "This is an absurd trial where the plaintiff has become the defendant."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There’s also something called Man Cereal, which deserves no further explanation because it really is that absurd.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
However nicely these decisions and deciders are dressed up, the results have been absurd.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
It embarrassed her; for in a cooler, quieter moment it appeared to her absurd that she should have taken his action so seriously, so dramatically.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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