jokingly

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He claims his studio jokingly referred to the piece internally as the “golden calf” from the beginning, a reference critics online quickly seized upon after the statue’s unveiling.

From Salon • May 17, 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

The woman jokingly asked who the good-looking man in the picture was.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Tony Russo, only half jokingly, suggested they hire a helicopter and shower the papers on Capitol Hill.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin