kidding
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You’re not kidding when you say there’s a lot to think about!
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
I’m kidding: Even under normal circumstances, giving private companies this much power is likely to incentivize inventing enemies to fight or drive unnecessary spending.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
They’re kidding, but he invites himself along anyway, in the hope that hanging with 20-somethings will miraculously make him hip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Hearing the poems recited in the epic Greek of antiquity would be a purist’s ideal—nothing more authentic than that—but who are we kidding?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Are you kidding? I am definitely allowed to watch Star Wars.”
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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