no joke
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Months or even years may pass before a single page is delivered, no joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The request was for retatrutide, and it stated that the patient experienced obstructive sleep apnea and pulmonary hypertension—essentially high blood pressure in the lungs, which is no joke and can lead to heart failure.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
It’s called the “Fitbit for farts,” and it’s no joke, writes Christopher Mims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Donald Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
The Efrafan Owsla are no joke, believe me.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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