ironically
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Anna Zakharenkova, short-shaved hair and sunglasses on her head, held up a sign ironically asking if her slogan was in line with the so-called good morals.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Naomi, 30, from Pembrokeshire, has spent more than a decade navigating non-monogamous relationships and said having a very good calendar is key and, ironically, the reality is far lonelier than people might expect.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
They reportedly scandalized their neighbors with loud music and trash piles and performed the dances that dominated the app ironically rather than earnestly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
A Toronto native who started at Vogue and, ironically, worked for a while as director of celebrity relations at Prada, Fremar is now stylist to celebrities including Charlize Theron, Jennifer Connelly and Julianne Moore.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
I thought to myself, a bit ironically, “Why don’t you take more interest in your own adolescents first!”
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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