humorous
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The brand is also working with PGA Tour winner Max Homa, who stars in a humorous campaign video where he lists the myriad mental tasks that typically fall to moms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“It’s a provocative and humorous way of making a point, right? Which often the best communication does.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
It’s tempting to treat this episode as merely humorous.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I've actually been nicknamed 'Gangsta Granny' by someone online. So many humorous comments I've had to laugh," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
He was a compassionate, curious, humorous intellectual, a great writer, and his religious background never came up, nor did it seem important to me at the time.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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