humor
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I get the humor, but I am pushing back against the message.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Interviewees joke about how inscrutable he is, guess at aspects of his biography, and early on we hear Michaels’ belief that explaining humor is pointless.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Fans and commentators highlighted the humor in his response, noting that the actor turned what could have been a grim misinformation scare into a light, self-aware moment.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
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
He takes a deck of playing cards off of a shelf, unsure if she will be willing to humor him but too curious not to try.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing humor
Journalism
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