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Despite there being “plenty to poke fun at,” they note that it’s tough to dismiss SpaceX given its track record and the potential payoff of its plans.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

Saltires won't droop down hotels or poke out car windows, McGinn's name won't keep them up at night and cones will no longer land on any statues.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

When Glasner bid farewell to Selhurst Park on Sunday following the final Premier League game of the season, the Austrian made sure he had time to poke fun at his past disagreements with Parish.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

“The regime continues to poke and prod, looking for a soft underbelly,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

How could I tell him about the apple tree, about what I had thought that morning while I picked the flowers and the poke greens?

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

The England assistant is quick to make clear that Tuchel is the boss - and pokes fun at their "little and large" frames, with the German about eight inches taller.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander apparently isn’t amused by a new board game that pokes fun at the Oklahoma City Thunder star’s reputation for garnering foul calls at the hint of contact by an opposing player.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

There’s a single-panel comic by the artist Paul Noth that pokes fun at researchers’ meek attempts.

From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026

Created by two First Nations women, the series pokes fun with affection in a very Canadian way, while also nodding to the darker historical realities of society.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

Kelton returns with a branch and pokes it toward the cooler.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

She tracked down whistleblowers and poked around the fintech firm’s American headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Technical search cameras are especially useful because they can be poked into holes that are hard to access.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Obama himself has poked fun at the Star Wars comparisons, appearing in a video with actor Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, with the museum towering over them.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

“We’ve poked fun at Knicks and Lakers fans, the Red Sox owners, the Mets and more,” a spokesperson said via email.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

She was used to being crowded and jostled and poked and prodded and hugged.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The Arsenal midfielder was notably pink in pre-tournament snaps, with fans on social media poking fun at his beetroot-red face and watch strap tan line.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

This person, and many others, hear the name Erewhon and assume I’m poking fun at it.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

Investors began to wonder whether it was all too good to be true, and started poking holes in the narrative.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

When the 39-year-old father returned home, he began poking around a site called BrickLink to track down missing Lego pieces for his old sets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Grinning, I tried to picture her with an aviator hat and imagined her still wearing her ginormous flower poking out the side.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas