nonsensical
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The film got three stars from Tim Robey, external at The Telegraph, who notes the film's "action interludes are more nonsensical than scary" and "provide momentary dumb fun when Scott's campfire apocalypse needs waking up".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
There’s no cash-producing asset under this — it’s just a big derivative onion tied to a nonsensical index.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Owens’ arguments are often nonsensical, but because she commands an audience of more than 6 million YouTube subscribers, they have enough power to force the rest of the commentary class to rebut them.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
The nonsensical argument is that playing the song is free advertising for the artists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
She took me to Downings, Vaults, the Woods, Delving, Cricklet, Tenners, Candlebear The names she gave them, nonsensical at first, fit like a glove when I finally saw what they described.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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