idiot
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“I’ve changed a lot as a filmmaker, but I’m still the same idiot I’ve always been,” says Oscar-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Who among us would not exchange his mental state for that of a whistling idiot?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Yeah, everyone kind of thinks Mr. Collins is an idiot, but she’s looking deeper than that and being like, ‘Maybe he needs a bit of understanding.'”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Leclerc said "today I look like an idiot" but blamed his Ferrari's brakes for the crash.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Frederick and Bruno might be complete idiots, but any village idiot knows gold when they see it.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
"That's just stupidity. That's making us all look like idiots," he replies.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I’m like, “Because we were idiots and didn’t think about it until now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“We all feel like idiots for not trying to buy it at $135,” he said, referring to the stock’s initial listing price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
When useful idiots play along, the hypocrisy is double: Perpetrators pretend to be humane, and apologists pretend to believe them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Because of the feed, we’re raising a nation of idiots.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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