gallows
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Many China hawks in the administration have taken to gallows humor, calling the shift the ‘Busan Freeze,’ named for the South Korea meeting between the leaders that produced a fragile trade detente.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Ralph Waldo Emerson declared that Brown would “make the gallows as glorious as the cross.”
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
With typical gallows humour, Glaswegians dubbed it the "Death Star" after the Empire space station in the Star Wars film.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Newsrooms being breeding grounds for gallows humor, most also understand that futility is a terrific comedy catalyst.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025
At the hanging of his friend, convicted killer Tom Horn, he made national headlines by stepping up to the gallows and belting out “Life’s Railway to Heaven.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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