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rigmarole

[rig-muh-rohl] / ˈrɪg məˌroʊl /


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

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

But say you’re an alien descending to Earth for the first time, untainted by the usual rigmarole of health care and self-care.

From Slate ● May 26, 2024

She said she has trouble with computers and requested a paper test, but that led to a whole additional rigmarole.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2023

If you want to avoid the rigmarole of a wet exit and offshore deep-water reentry rescue, you can also learn to roll your kayak.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2022

I had never been through this rigmarole before.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl




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