laughing matter
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For many theater lovers, it’s no laughing matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
While the male friendship recession is no laughing matter, Andrew DeYoung’s new film “Friendship” explores the phenomenon to reveal all of its anxious, hysterical customs.
From Salon • May 12, 2025
Ice Cube recognizes, however, that not everyone will consider the team name a laughing matter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025
Its warnings, then as now, certainly sound extremely serious—McCarthyism, witch hunts, and gulags are no laughing matter.
From Slate • Jan. 5, 2025
William may have joked in front of the children, but the new regime was no laughing matter.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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