as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment
what zaniness possessed you to take a mental health day when you knew that the head honcho would be visiting?
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This insanity aside, allowing states to override federal enforcement priorities guarantees that the federal government will have to release or fail to arrest serious criminals to make way for peaceful people targeted by states with aggressive attorneys general.—
David J Bier,
Orange County Register,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Toward the end of his frenetic set, though, DaBaby doubled down on the insanity.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2025
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Amid the madness and tension of the most recent presidential-election campaign, a wild form of clickbait video started flying around the political internet.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The harsh fact is that after Oct. 7 neither Israel nor the second Trump administration are going to have tolerance for Hamas continuing their reign of madness and delusion in Gaza.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Poetic in its simplicity yet crafted with as meticulous attention to detail as Hujar’s reflections on his day, this is a singular meditation on the life of an influential artist for whom major recognition came only after his death.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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External vacuum sealers tend to be smaller and more easily storable, and some offer onboard bag roll storage and bag cutters for all-in-one simplicity.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appétit,
27 Jan. 2025
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Winner: While o1 Pro made a good showing, the sheer wild absurdity of the DeepSeek R1 response won us over.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Real Housewives franchise started as a modest examination into the absurdities of the quotidian lives of the upper class — a little bit Desperate Housewives, a little bit Laguna Beach, with a lot of glam in between.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
27 Jan. 2025
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