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rigmarole

[rig-muh-rohl] / ˈrɪg məˌroʊl /


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Lee recounts a rigmarole of joys and traumas—a trip to the circus, a bad breakup, a house fire—which all fail to leave much of an impression.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

What retirement experts have found is that the rigmarole around retirement is really about human behavior.

From MarketWatch Apr. 10, 2026

Even though she wants to stay informed, Fox said, she has taken a step back from keeping up with the daily rigmarole of politics.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2024

A growing number think it is imminent, although we went through this rigmarole earlier in the year and it didn't happen.

From BBC May 29, 2022

Lancelot, with an uncontrollable desire to get some of his misery off his chest by telling about it—and yet unable to tell the true story to this particular listener—began a long rigmarole about Elaine.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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