jokingly

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Letterman also jokingly expressed concern for Fallon and Kimmel, asking if they would be “all right” after Colbert’s departure.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“I’m a full-time hallucinator without drugs,” Burton says jokingly about her wide range of work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“We’ve had some of our members jokingly say they’re going to tell their kid that’s the World Cup,” Zaleski said, “because that’s the only thing they can afford.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Trump on Wednesday meanwhile jokingly asked, "is a president allowed to go up on one of these missions?"

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

My mom has started to jokingly call it his “office.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm