tongue-in-cheek
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The somewhat tongue-in-cheek concept, where children are given intense football coaching from an early age, exploded on social media following Mbappe's rapid rise.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
The Scottish Daily Express called theirs “the Murrell Collection,” a tongue-in-cheek homage to the famous Burrell Collection of artworks in Glasgow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The film tries to make a tongue-in-cheek commentary about how the “Scream” reboot pushed Neve Campbell to the back burner and focused on a new group of teenagers.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
They remain friendly enough for Kupp to reach out to Donald a few days ago with tongue-in-cheek advice to stay retired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
She gave me an A on the written report, saying she liked my tongue-in-cheek approach to criticism, but warned me to clean up the language and watch my run-on sentences.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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