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moron

[mawr-on] / ˈmɔr ɒn /


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Plasencia, who mused in text messages to Chavez "I wonder how much this moron will pay," was jailed this month for two-and-a-half years.

From Barron's Dec. 16, 2025

There’s a lot of anger out there, from people who disagree, think I’m a moron, or wonder why I haven’t followed up on their ideas.

From Los Angeles Times May 3, 2025

You would have had to be a moron, Massry said, not to notice that Trump merchandise gets major attention.

From Slate Oct. 26, 2024

According to the indictment, the two medical doctors exchanged texts conspiring over how much they could charge Perry for vials of the drug, with one message reading: "I wonder how much this moron will pay."

From BBC Oct. 2, 2024

“I’ve been searching for this place for years, and all this time it was within walking distance of my school! I feel like a total moron for not figuring it out on my own.”

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

“You can either have traders with a conflict of interest, or morons with no conflict of interest,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

This iteration of insanity is harder to handle because there are literally dozens of morons running loose, unfettered, without hope or prayer of finding a sane moment.

From Salon Oct. 17, 2023

That doesn’t mean that the novel is devoid of conflict, or that the book’s foursome are love-silly morons without a care in the world.

From Washington Post Jan. 16, 2023

"When the morons over there decided their censure, I just shook my head and I said this guy has got to push back," she said.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2022

He said, as if to two morons, “Erik can kick a fifty-yard field goal.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor




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