gag
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The last gets better mileage than the running gag about his ordinariness, which is still being used in the closing minutes of the film.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Paul Farbrace has a gag about how Ollie Robinson came to be Sussex captain.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
O’Connor then imposed a sweeping gag order that sought to prevent RIH—or any other interested party—from continuing to litigate before McElroy or the court that oversees her, the 1st U.S.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
One running gag involves the hotel’s irritation at the nearby goats who trample on the hoods of parked cars.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
I gag, vomiting off the side of the wagon.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing gag
Back-Words: Palindromes
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