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Noun
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Other critics have pointed to some of Carr’s old tweets to highlight the irony of his position on Kimmel today.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025 -
The irony, of course, is hard to miss.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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But coming from Alexander Karp, the CEO and cofounder of Palantir Technologies, this concern-trolling about a growing censoriousness in ‘the culture’ feels almost intentional in its absurdity.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The result is an absurdity that can elicit instinctual laughter at the grossest imagery imaginable.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Developer Arrowhead has characterized the game as a satire.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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What Castro depicts, in pointillist satire, is the way someone on the inside might come to agree.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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If Bailey was an unlikely hitting hero when his fluky drive off the brick arcade beat the Phillies, then his iconic turn Friday night bordered on ridiculousness.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is only the first week of Mafiathon 3, meaning there is only more ridiculousness to come.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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