humor
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“Bluesky apology forms” even began to circulate among lefties with a sense of humor and self-effacement.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Context allows people to recognize sarcasm, humor, sincerity, and emotion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
The beauty in “Made in America” is Nakajima’s ability to find the humor in her trauma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
But this turn doesn’t define Mo or his overall arc, which tightly focuses on the constant hustle, creativity and sense of humor required to survive as an immigrant in this country.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Columbia had a sense of humor and I saw it.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Health was a state of equilibrium, according to this view, a precarious balance among the body’s four humors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Sure, it would take until the 19th century for the germ theory of disease to overtake the concept of humors and “miasmas” that could damage human health.
From National Geographic ● May 25, 2023
The theory of bodily humors has long since been discredited and discarded.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
If the opinions of others aren’t an issue to you, and you want your son to express himself in a way that humors him, then continue along the same path.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2021
This theory, which goes back to the ancient Greeks, declares that health is maintained by a balance of four liquids, or humors, in the body—blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
He is hired as an intern by a phony physician whose reputation is founded on knowledge of “a certain professional slang, humored by a medical face.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
For the most part, employees calmly placated or humored them, with some ignoring the trio or asking them to leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
If I was lucky, Dad humored me and would say, Davon, I’ll show you.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
Some told him that to his face; others humored him.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Ifemelu humored them, listening to their observations and memories, and hoped that neither of them would bring up Blaine; she had told them a work issue had delayed his visit.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
“What is the downside for humoring him for this little bit of time?” a senior Republican official told The Washington Post.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2020
But if all he wants is for you and your family to refer to his kid as your kids’ uncle, I think it’s worth humoring him.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2017
I decided to pretend I thought she was crazy, and that I was only humoring her along.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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