idiocy
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No one wants the distraction of bizarre and disturbing behavior, of internet idiocy or civil lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
A few days later I saw a friend who knows his foreign affairs and he said, “Do you believe the idiocy of this guy?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
A detective in the tradition of Benoit Blanc and other modern descendants of the Agatha Christie whodunnit, she knows she’s usually the smartest person in the room and has no time for idiocy.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
I call on George Santos to engineer a crypto fleece or a phishing operation or really any scheme worthy of his singular, astonishing idiocy.
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 2023
Hubler could make hundreds of millions facilitating the idiocy of Morgan Stanley’s customers.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
A cranky novelist ensconced in a swanky setting, railing at the idiocies of the contemporary world.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2021
What follows is a non-exhaustive list of some of the major idiocies of the year.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 13, 2019
Quite a few of the contenders have muddied the waters themselves: Green Book for the idiocies of its director and writer, Roma for its trousering of Netflix’s marketing budget, Bohemian Rhapsody for Bryan Singer.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 24, 2019
The idiocies begin with the first sentence: “It has come to our attention while observing your nuclear negotiations with our government that you may not fully understand our constitutional system.”
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2015
A small victory or two would help her to tolerate their idiocies and would stop her from going crazy.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
