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dummies

  • plural of dummy.
  • present tense form of dummy (3rd person singular).

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Appeared in the January 13, 2026, print edition as 'Lawfare for Dummies, Monetary Edition'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

If anything, Tech-Splaining for Dummies highlights the current weakness in generative AI tools for bigger projects.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

Now I write for Slate and just released my first book, Budgeting For Dummies.

From Slate • May 18, 2023

"That's when I really started turning towards religion. I wanted a map, a guidebook, 'Motherhood for Dummies.'"

From Salon • May 11, 2021

On Wednesday during American Poetry for Dummies 101,1 got a text from Augustus: Isaac out of surgery.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green