kidding
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"I arrived in the early morning and I played in the afternoon, no kidding."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Her family’s reaction to the $100: “Are you kidding me?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
“Who are we kidding, there is no chance that this print distracts investors from the ongoing circus,” Benchmark analyst Daniel L. Kurnos wrote in a research note last week.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
You’re kidding yourself if you think a stock-market bubble can’t form when there is widespread concern about a bubble.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
Axel thinks that George is kidding, he does, but George doesn’t smile or laugh at the idea.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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