fool
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Buffett’s point appeared to be that Epstein was able to fool even sharp managers like Greenberg.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Even a fool could read the determination on the Bruins’ faces as they roared back from a 39-31 halftime deficit; they’d come so far together, but they so badly wanted to go further.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
To repudiate a doctrine accepted by the nation’s cultural arbiters gets you uninvited to their parties and called a fool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
And the message-board-born concept of a “lolcow,” a gullible user who can be goaded into making a fool of themselves on a regular basis, definitely predated the music video.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026
Because if she didn’t know the difference between a vest and a blouse, she was both a fool and a lousy conversationalist!
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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