rigamarole
Britishnoun
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Donald Trump, at age 78, has also been mostly absent from the traditional campaign rigamarole.
From Salon
“You’re totally out of the rigamarole,” said Barton, who is now a writer and technical project manager at a Southern California tech company.
From Los Angeles Times
If things do go pear-shaped, then United will face the rigamarole of Thursday-night fun in the Europa League.
From The Guardian
But Todd's reaction shows why Trump keeps pushing this lie: He knows it's easier for journalists to play along rather than go through the rigamarole of debunking this lie every time a Republican repeats it.
From Salon
“My life has been amazing, but I don’t see why I should put another life through the rigamarole of school and finding a career, especially when they didn’t ask to exist,” he said.
From Fox News
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