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nonsense

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


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Let’s see if the Pomona Unified School District, which pays thousands of dollars to support its schools’ athletic program, is going to act and stop this nonsense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

During their closing arguments in November, the deputy prosecutors said the companies' behaviour had been "unacceptable", accusing them of "spouting nonsense and pulling arguments out of thin air".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The boneheaded prediction is a sports hack’s loyal companion, and the reliable move is to ignore it, carry on, hope we all get mad about some other nonsense and forget it happened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

This is pseudo-scientific nonsense, but it’s also dangerous.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

She was a small, gray bird—a grouse, to be specific—though Clare never would have guessed it beneath all the nonsense.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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