stupidity
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That is more frightening than stupidity, which can at least be kept out of the meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Schlossberg characterized himself and his campaign as “women-run and women-owned,” which objectively does not make sense but does inspire a kind of “OK, I guess” resignation toward light stupidity.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
It is a profound display of performative stupidity.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
But amid the rampant stupidity of the first “Scary Movie,” released in 2000, original director Keenen Ivory Wayans discovered two major talents: Regina Hall and Anna Faris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
She felt what he had felt—the awfulness of what a moment’s inattention, thoughtlessness, stupidity had brought about, and its probable cost.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
Long before “Don’t Look Up” or “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Beresford didn’t bother predicting the future; he simply explored the stupidities of the present.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2022
The book is a salute to them, not just a remembrance of my own stupidities.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
On screen, its screamy satire seemed too blunt; in mocking the obvious stupidities of television it also mocked its viewers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2018
All these stupidities can be cured, but only if people with responsibility are given the freedom to use common sense.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2016
They talked nothing, stupidities, their soft voices groping like hands.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
