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nonsense

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


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"Nonsense" could also positively or negatively influence GPT's responses when it was added to an argument the AI was asked to evaluate.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The amateur detective is determined to uncover the truth with the help of Inspector Nonsense and Constable Silly.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

On Friday, her debut Christmas special, “A Nonsense Christmas,” begins streaming on Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

The former Disney starlet has splashed onto the pop music scene with a zeal for catchy hooks with her song "Nonsense" and the flirty summer jam with unserious rhymes “Espresso.”

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2024

"Nonsense, they chew them up and spit them out. Their leaders are made, not born. Then they're destroyed. You've always said that. Here you are, Brother."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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