the last laugh
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"We were all kind of scoffing, 'Arthur who writes the truck commercials is writing a drama!?' And of course then Arthur had the last laugh, because two weeks later he was famous."
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Though early in forecasting both the bursting of the internet bubble and the bear market during the global financial crisis, Grantham had the last laugh.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Yet the doomed queen has had the last laugh in the form of an extended afterlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
While Spanish sensation Alcaraz bumped his Italian rival from the season-ending world number one spot, Sinner had the last laugh by edging him to retain his ATP Finals title in Turin.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
In the end, though, Joe Louis would have the last laugh.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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