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The state’s “refusal to withdraw the meritless assertions, the flimsiness of its request for extraordinary relief, and its use of the Maui tragedy, support a finding of frivolousness and bad faith,” the ruling said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2024

Citing Abdul’s “positive feelings” toward Lythgoe, the attorneys included copies of “adoring messages and comments” made in text messages and social media posts that “underscore the frivolousness and falsity of her suit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

And so while I regularly get my carbs and fats from more conventionally approved sources like sweet potatoes and avocados, I'm also happy to embrace the utter frivolousness of bread and butter.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

Instead of being serious, he has embraced frivolousness and greed.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

There were ottomans and framed photographs and curio cabinets full of souvenirs, their very frivolousness reassuring.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng