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nonsense

[non-sens, -suhns] / ˈnɒn sɛns, -səns /


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Former members have told the BBC the new rules are "nonsense" and are still putting lives at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

In Tehran, a 30-year-old resident told AFP he was sceptical negotiations would be successful, describing most of what Trump says as "pure noise and nonsense."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Sign up for the Surge, the newsletter that covers the most important political nonsense of the week, delivered to your inbox every Saturday.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s possible to argue that this makes the speech a logical nonsense.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

“Don’t talk nonsense, silly girl. What would the king say were he to learn that you never really spun the gold, but bargained his child to this … creature? This little demon?”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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