stupidity
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"The main thing that can wipe out humanity is stupidity," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
I headed to Newark the long way because you can’t expense stupidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
That is more frightening than stupidity, which can at least be kept out of the meeting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The magistrate called the incident "a single act of stupidity or frustration" when sparing him a criminal record.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Now I know why Flannery used the line She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Previous stupidities taught me to always travel with jumper cables and an empty gas can.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2023
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
“I hope you do not worry too much about these sorts of demonstrations and stupidities… I mention all this just in case you may be getting somewhat depressed or dejected.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2020
Because it seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities, but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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