wryness

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Noun
  • The irony is striking—the man who built his political brand on confronting China now fights to resurrect one of its most effective tools for gathering American data.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The irony of this moment in U.S. history is that while U.S citizens view immigration and the economy as their most pressing issues – carrying out anti-immigration plans will stall and harm the U.S. economy, and in turn, reduce quality of life.
    London School of Economics, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • One banking outage: how US paychecks could be affected The absurdity of the situation struck a chord with Reddit users, who responded with both concern and comedy.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
  • These dispatches were quick flashes of absurdity, many of them lasting just a bit more than a minute.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Not brilliant or ambitious in its satire, but solid.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • In between his many obligations, Wood Jr. caught up with TIME to discuss his time in the food service industry, the impact of President Trump’s victory on satire, and whether the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was a tougher room than the Apollo Theater.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Wryness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wryness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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