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lame

[leym] / leɪm /




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Now that Ghostface has become the face of lame and derivative sequels, who’s going to kill him?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Bondi and her communications staff keep making lame excuses for the delay, which almost no one is buying.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

But that calculation may change as he moves through a second term toward the liberation and oppression of lame duckhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

It’s my turn to leave with a lame excuse.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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