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jest

[jest] / dʒɛst /




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People will tell you who they are regardless, even and especially in jest.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

I was a fresh-faced high school senior, living out the prime of my teenage youth in an increasingly progressive world where fundamentalist doomsday prophecies were lobbed around in jest.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

They blur the line between personal and professional attire with a confidence that seems to jest at our conformity: Didn’t you sheeple know the rules are made up?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

I think they did it in jest too.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025

You jest real tired and need to rest.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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