vicarious
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There’s a vicarious sort of pleasure in watching somebody do something that you as a viewer think, “I’m way too smart for.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
But what happened to Colin Gray in a Georgia courtroom is an example of so-called vicarious liability.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Johnson, squeezed into a wig so tight we get a vicarious headache, has pumped up his deltoids to nearly reach his prosthetic cauliflower ears.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
Harrods is accepting vicarious liability for the actions of Fayed, and there are no non-disclosure agreements attached to the settlements.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
I felt a vicarious delight just being near the excitement.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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