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lame

[leym] / leɪm /




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I remember feeling strongly that being a teenager in the ’90s was, to use a term from the era, totally lame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Powell became a lame duck almost immediately after President Donald Trump was inaugurated in January 2025.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Saying the house is like a character too sounds a bit lame.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Even if he is a supposed lame duck, he remains profoundly dangerous.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

But I am a lame gallimaufry and she remains perfect.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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