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Paul beat a 58-year-old Tyson on points a year ago - in a fight which was widely ridiculed and labelled "tedious"

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The US tech giant was ridiculed after it revealed the iPhone Pocket on Tuesday would retail for £219.95, despite it being little more than a novel way to carry a mobile device.

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has long questioned Germany’s dependence on Russian energy, ridiculed the investigation.

A suggestion from OpenAI’s chief financial officer that the U.S. government might offer a “backstop” on its data-center investment was widely ridiculed this week.

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The process of appointing his replacement garnered ridicule as candidates were in and out like a managerial Hokey Cokey, all before Danny Rohl re-emerged to take charge after earlier withdrawing from the race.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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