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Noun
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The irony being, real-world decency was even harder to come by behind the scenes.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025 -
The irony is elegant: the same technological revolution threatening employment also provides tools for managing its social consequences.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Delving deep into sublime absurdity, Elster transmuted Bowie into a broad range of peculiar characters.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Mara opted to stay in her lane as a dramatic star to ground the absurdity of the film, including the antics between Robinson and Paul Rudd onscreen.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Cutting satire ensues when the girl’s street-smart sister, who believes her sibling is being devoured whole by the 1 percent, intervenes to save her.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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In 1957, Horne starred in Jamaica, a hit Broadway satire that let a glamorous Black woman lead a musical—something rare then and now.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Wryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wryness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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