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[fool] / ful /




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But woe befall any bad guys who mistake him for a fool.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

Chicago’s most famous class-cutter, Ferris Bueller, had to fool Principal Ed Rooney to skip school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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

But without, he wasn’t that much of a fool, to think he could take on the Prince of Demons.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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