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crackbrained

[krak-braynd] / ˈkrækˌbreɪnd /


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Out of the quarrel was born the first Ironman Triathlon: 15 seemingly crackbrained humans on a 2.4-mile ocean swim followed by a 112-mile bike race followed by a 26.2-mile marathon run.

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Most of the State had always assumed that the canal was a crackbrained project which a few boosters promoted for profit or publicity.

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Despite the crackbrained ideas, a former official of the National Security Council maintains that LaRouche has "one of the best private intelligence services in the world."

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Ideas Sirs: Considering the number of crackbrained ideas sponsored by Franklin Roosevelt does he not deserve the name Franklin "Stoopnagle" Roosevelt?

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Nobody disputed it; or, if any one did, he was set down by the oracles of the vicinage as a crackbrained visionary.

From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by William Godwin


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