joking

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“We have been joking, ‘find someone to believe in you like the bond market believes in the Fed’s ability to achieve its inflation target’,” she added.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"He, at one point, was laughing and joking about how much fun he was having with the testing and said: 'We can be married. I'm gay, but that doesn't matter,'" she told the court.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Trump said that American forces wanted to maintain the element of surprise before joking that Japan knew a thing or two about surprises.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

If Uncle Jet wasn’t there, Nathan imagined that he and Nali would be talking, laughing, and joking.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young