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Hundreds of thousands of posts have been shared on Chinese social media in the past three days as users hope for prosperity for themselves, often humorously, including changing their profile pictures to Jenner.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2026

DePree, now a British citizen who sometimes humorously styles himself as Hopwood XIV, also obtained grants from various Heritage organizations, including a highly coveted one for £250,000.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

But as the fine Boston Court Pasadena production, incisively directed by Jessica Kubzansky, bears out, Williams is the humane, humorously defiant playwright we need when authoritarianism is on the march.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

A related area is to attack hypocrisy — both humorously and seriously.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2025

"I could have gone deeper if I'd known----" "Do you mean you've been to a medium?" inquired Jordan humorously.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald




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