nonsense
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To providers themselves, however, this is condescending, victim-blaming nonsense.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
This is pseudo-scientific nonsense, but it’s also dangerous.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Australian film star Rebel Wilson dismissed as "nonsense" claims she had bullied women on the set of her directorial debut film "The Deb", as she gave evidence in a Sydney court on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
The Fool in “King Lear” is tricky because he speaks “at a slant to the world,” in a style that, despite bubbling with nonsense, follows its own strange logic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
I knew it was silly, but they flattered me and said I was a beauty, and quantities of nonsense, so I let them make a fool of me.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing nonsense
"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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"Eleven," Vocabulary from the short story
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