humor
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Because whether anybody thinks you’re funny or not, people believe they have a sense of humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
The Directors Guild of America described Burrows as "an incredibly generous colleague" who shared his "wisdom, and warm humor with his fellow Guild members and all he worked with".
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
Shalit cut his teeth in media as an entertainment columnist for McCall’s magazine, eventually landing the role of senior film critic for Look magazine in 1968 and writing a humor column for Ladies’ Home Journal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
But it was his interest in everything from Elvis Presley to the Hubble Space Telescope and his sense of humor that set him apart.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
My good humor turned to fear as I thought about losing my cow.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing humor
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