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idiot

[id-ee-uht] / ˈɪd i ət /


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"People understood very quickly that an idiot was driving and they fled."

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

“Governance issues. Keeping the cancellation to themselves for several days, CFO being an idiot and breaching NDA.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

“I’ll be an idiot if I stay with them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

He describes himself as a "car idiot" who has spent a lifetime restoring classic cars.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“He flunked out, Mom. And you know as well as I do that General Whitehead is an idiot. Dad thinks he’s an idiot too.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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