gag
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Romance, irony and sight gag arrive together, balanced in a single beat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It was so influential that it spawned a popular online gag, pointing fun at reviewers who couldn't help but repeat a cliché, external about the game making them feel like Spider-Man.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
And still, the gag order remains—for both of them, technically.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
But the sight gag nature of the characterization is overworked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Even the smell of it made me want to gag.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Worse than tired gags, we don’t get a sense of who these women really are in relationship to themselves or other women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
More of those smart gags would have been welcome, but they peter out after half an hour or so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
HBO has asked journalists to refrain from spoiling specific jokes, revealing certain gags, or mentioning guest stars that haven’t been announced or confirmed in photos.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
One of his more triumphant gags involved the rollout of an emoji with a raised eyebrow resembling one of Colbert’s signature looks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
In between gags and coughs, I sucked air in hard.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
One reason Fox’s side of the story has gone untold is that like Eatherly, Fox was gagged by Judge Poland from speaking about the case on social media or to the press.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
In South Tangerang, some pedestrians gagged and swatted at swarms of flies as they walked down littered streets.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Quickly, a question went to Mahan about his gagged chip shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
Wine: Of course, the media initially was not as gagged.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024
A rush of moist, noxious air swept up and over Mark, and he gagged.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
Spitting to the required level required multiple attempts and near gagging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
"Oh my God... I'm gagging, they did not tell me Janet was coming," Taylor exclaimed as she joined her hero on stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
This mammoth data breach, which led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the UK, was only revealed last month after the High Court lifted a gagging order.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025
Some mornings, she wakes up gagging or coughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
Pong sat gagging in the basket, stinky juice dripping off his hair and down the bridge of his nose.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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