idiocy
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To Mr. Flanagan’s enormous credit, he makes the image of a teenager with a lit-up phone in his/her hand emblematic of idiocy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
We live in a golden age of idiocy and confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
They were supposed to still be furious at how the Padres had showboated their way to a Game 2 victory that incited Dodger Stadium fans into idiocy, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
Each one convinced of his own purity and outraged by the idiocy he saw in the other.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
What follows is a non-exhaustive list of some of the major idiocies of the year.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 13, 2019
Or should he sit back in his chair and smile calmly at the idiocies of mankind?”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2015
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
It could lampoon TV news and all its habits and idiocies, its pretense and pomposity.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2013
A small victory or two would help her to tolerate their idiocies and would stop her from going crazy.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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