fool
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“That sounds like you really have the basis for an agreement. … But don’t fool yourself to think that completely addresses the situation.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Performing a comedy routine based on her experience was unnerving, she says, as she was scared to be vulnerable about her mistakes and risk being called a fool by the audience.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The visual alteration was not brilliant – the influencer has to cover the bottom of his chin to hide his beard – but it was clearly enough to fool the retired teacher.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
"I gave them $38 million of essentially free funding which they then used to create an $800 billion for-profit company. I literally was a fool," Musk told the court Wednesday, before cross-examination began.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
A fantasy that she had let herself believe in because she was a fool.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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