So no, I never worried about seeming like I was writing something frivolous, or that I would be treated as frivolous.
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Nunes, who in an ironic twist once co-sponsored the "Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act," has a long history of filing frivolous lawsuits.
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We won't dignify the personal accusations in the filings except to say that frivolous things said by frivolous people don't deserve a serious response.
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In a Supreme devotee, we see how one can be "serious about the frivolous, frivolous about the serious," as Sontag puts it, to the point where even the founder James Jebbia is dumbfounded.
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Branding an age category might sound like a frivolous exercise.
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Beauty is most often cast as fun, frivolous, and vain.
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The campaign, which began in 2011, was initially considered frivolous.
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For the record, men are pretty frivolous, too — video games!
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This isn't just frivolous speculation on our part, mind you.
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At times his campaign seemed too frivolous to be consequential.
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Frivolous spending on the company card is dishonest, Gilliam added.
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They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge.
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It is frivolous A smart mirror is a silly gadget.
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They're overtly sexual, lecherous, cunning, frivolous and not much else.
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Trump's birther moment was no frivolous dispute among sparring candidates.
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Of course, tourist travel is dismissed as frivolous "adventure" travel.
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You can't make that happen by bringing a frivolous action.
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"How frivolous of you to remember that," Clarkson said, fondly.
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Fica Frio ignored Jerry and instead filed this frivolous lawsuit.
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I never think that the study of dating is frivolous.
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How could someone deem necessary something so excessive and frivolous?
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So jewelry is pretty frivolous, if not downright unimportant. Right?
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A fund centered on Iranian equities may also seem frivolous.
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Woodside Chief Executive Peter Coleman has called the claim "frivolous".
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These biased investment rules don't result just in frivolous lawsuits.
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And it feels so frivolous, given what's happening around us.
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I worried she'd think I was frivolous, or worse, rich.
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And Jim Swift, a senior editor at the Bulwark, noted that during the 2303th Congress, Nunes was a sponsor on a bill meant to discourage frivolous lawsuits (named, appropriately, the Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act).
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Trump's lawyers have blasted the case as "frivolous" and without merit.
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The Trump campaign previously called the lawsuit a sham and frivolous.
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Sethi isn't suggesting that you blow your money on frivolous things.
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For something as frivolous as a sporting event I feel differently.
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Viewed together, these seemingly frivolous sartorial preferences form a diabolical pattern.
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Ackerman McQueen called the lawsuit "frivolous" and "inaccurate," the Journal reported.
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No matter that it's frivolous—that only makes it more appealing.
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Why is making bread considered valuable but eating bread considered frivolous?
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You deserve a night of acting like a frivolous person anyway.
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So what the people in this video are asking isn't frivolous.
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The Complaint is meritless, frivolous and the allegations are completely false.
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Light, frivolous, less intense than her norm, the EP still delivers.
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" Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon dismissed the RNC's suit as "frivolous.
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The minister has dismissed the accusations as frivolous and politically motivated.
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While these examples may seem frivolous, meritocracy fatigue is anything but.
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It is intended to protect the gun industry from frivolous lawsuits.
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"It sounds frivolous, but some doors open in moments," she said.
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Mr. Rozenholc said the suit, which was dismissed, was entirely frivolous.
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Editors, struggling for content, snap up all manner of frivolous tales.
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That he would be a serious person in a frivolous era.
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" In sum, she wrote, "they have become frivolous the hard way.
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Ackerman McQueen called the lawsuit "frivolous" and "inaccurate," the Journal reports.
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As frivolous as this project may sound, it has serious implications.
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That's as close to him saying the government's case was frivolous.
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We don't want a frivolous or sloppy or second-rate algorithm.
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We are confident that the Court will dismiss the frivolous lawsuit.
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Before Marian, Camille's mother was "frivolous — like a kite," Jackie recalls.
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Others decried the spectacle of the hearing as unsubstantial and frivolous.
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I also do not want to appear frivolous among my colleagues.
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But just because he tweets it doesn't make it frivolous either.
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A fleeting fad is too frivolous to build a business on.
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Republicans largely oppose the measure, warning it would empower frivolous lawsuits.
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Curb frivolous spending by setting up clear, firm boundaries for yourself.
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A lot of frivolous things, I can now do once again.
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A solid constant of memories, happy and sad, poignant and frivolous.
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Not only that, but Sherman shows this by drawing attention to fashions traditionally considered frivolous aspects of women's culture — hairstyle, makeup, clothing — thereby exhibiting how they're not frivolous at all but rather aspects of building an identity.
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It's kind go cool that I had that freedom, but it's frivolous.
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We look forward to having his frivolous claims thrown out of court.
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Why do you think makeup is often seen as frivolous and trivialized?
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Frivolous eye candy for some, perhaps, and maybe relatively pleasant as such.
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She has filed several seemingly frivolous racial discrimination lawsuits against various entities.
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The Center for Medical Progress called the lawsuit "frivolous" in a statement.
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And as for anyone who says getting Botox is vain and frivolous?
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Don't encourage this style of 21st-century laziness with frivolous stopgap technology.
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Filling out a frivolous asylum claim is a bad idea, he said.
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All of these options, both powerful and frivolous, come at a cost.
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But this isn't a frivolous sex comedy like the original title suggested.
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Still, it's not an entirely frivolous project for a CEO like Zuckerberg.
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Fabrications about the future felt frivolous amidst the most shocking present shocks.
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"The general idea about Twitter is that it's totally frivolous," Mack said.
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Even Mel, a liberal crusader, dismisses Ruth's claims as frivolous at first.
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What makes perfume for dogs any more frivolous than perfume for humans?
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This is the only thing I budget for that is completely frivolous.
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The complaint is merit-less, frivolous and the allegations are completely false.
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It's kind of cool that I had that freedom, but it's frivolous.
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The fight against these frivolous lawsuits from MRAs is far from over.
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And he refused to answer one interviewer's frivolous questions about Clinton's hair.
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"It's a frivolous lawsuit," AMP Chairman Hatem Bazian said in an interview.
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They claim that it would subject them to frivolous lawsuits from students.
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To avoid further frivolous spending, Ness made an inventory of her belongings.
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This might seem frivolous, but Markovitz argues that it wasn't always false.
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"It's fine to spend money on the frivolous and temporary," he says.
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" Tim Miller, a partner at Definers Public Affairs, called Pishevar's accusations "frivolous.
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Nail art is often cast as fun, frivolous, and purely for aesthetics.
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An AAN spokesperson said that CREW's lawsuit was "frivolous" according to Politico.
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As the political climate worldwide becomes increasingly chaotic, fun can feel frivolous.
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And that made my sexy times feel more wholesome, frivolous, and exploratory.
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Media, even when it's deemed silly or frivolous, can still be crucial.
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Maybe it&aposs the way your aunt constantly complains about frivolous things.
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"The complaint is not frivolous, it is not crazy," Mr. Galle said.
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A few frivolous last-minute attempts at finding a substitute yielded nothing.
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Or they're more frivolous than helpful (for example, automated dental floss dispensers).
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Even the jokes within Joanie's relatively brief segment seem frivolous by comparison.
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" More seriously, Mr. Brand said: "From the outside, Kahoot may look frivolous.
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Looking back, the entire "save the rainforest" thing feels frivolous, ineffective, naive.
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At that scale, internet frivolity starts to look a little less frivolous.
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"I wanted it to be less frivolous," she said after the show.
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" Tim Miller, a partner at Definers Public Affairs, called Pishevar's accusations "frivolous.
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I couldn't discard it now, not for such a frivolous reason as decluttering.
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Does it feel almost frivolous considering everything that's going on in the world?
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Does it feel almost frivolous considering everything that's going on in the world?
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Sport, for example, is not something that is trivialized or seen as frivolous.
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Furman's objections, are "frivolous, either on their face or upon inspection," he wrote.
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In his youth he was the "ringleader" of Assisi's vain and frivolous youth.
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Stand up for our press, stand up against frivolous lawsuits, and demand transparency.
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Because it is so out of touch, the Tory party can seem frivolous.
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"It's really easy to write off these spaces as being frivolous," she adds.
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Only with him did she dare to do something as frivolous as pout.
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"I don't want to say that it's a completely frivolous argument," says Rose.
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Hopefully, we remember that when the news focuses on the dangerous and frivolous.
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The whole experience was silly and frivolous, but also heartwarming in a way.
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Like the Frivolous Use Initiative, that made things like throwing water balloons illegal.
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According to various sources, this flight was not a frivolous waste of fuel.
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And in many cases, the parental claims for asylum are far from frivolous.
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Start-ups "started to cut their most frivolous spending," said Mr. Chin, 30.
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In my opinion, the talk of getting rid of cash money is frivolous.
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Summer diversion for theatergoers steeped in Kardashian lore and in a frivolous mood.
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A Department of Justice spokesman called Manafort's lawsuit "frivolous" after it was filed.
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Our culture of "So, what do you do?" denigrates my "frivolous" freelance life.
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The film begins with a gently frivolous tone, to a light piano score.
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It doesn't have to be frivolous, like a power tool or a toy.
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It was a humble, completely frivolous item that birthed my club of weirdos.
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A light-hearted, seemingly frivolous moment of respite amid such heart-wrenching circumstances.
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But as Toll and Bleichmar said, let's hope they're not frivolous disclosure suits.
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There are more frivolous projects, too, like an indoor ski slope in Australia.
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But the design is not a frivolous decoration, nor is it a joke.
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To even see it as meaningful in any way may seem ridiculously frivolous.
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"Obviously, there are some frivolous proposals issued by some small shareholders," he said.
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Nevertheless, the myth of the frivolous female spender won't seem to go away.
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Sanders says he has little tolerance for what he sees as frivolous pleasantries.
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All the lower court rulings thus far have dismissed this argument as frivolous.
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At times, it seems frivolous to look at life through any other lens.
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Woodlawn called that accusation "misleading and frivolous" in a new court filing Thursday.
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" He added that public office shouldn't come with "frivolous perks at taxpayer expense.
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Allowing such litigation, the Ho-Chunk tribe says, could lead to frivolous lawsuits.
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Suing a police department over a video game may sound frivolous to some.
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"It's banter, but it's not frivolous," Mr. Dickerson said, affably, in an interview.
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But I have always been careful with money, not blowing it on frivolous stuff.
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It has said the move is needed to eliminate frivolous demand for foreign currency.
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I think we're getting into a frivolous and serious era at the same time.
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It felt like my effort to be taken seriously had been interpreted as frivolous.
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Obama briefly redirected his ire to the news media's "frivolous" coverage of the election.
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Republicans tend to argue it would result in frivolous and burdensome lawsuits on businesses.
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At this point I think the world knows that stickers and emoji aren't frivolous.
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For women, that knowledge, obtained via gossip or whisper networks, isn't frivolous or titillating.
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Some labels, like "heteroflexible," are often criticized as frivolous or less valid than others.
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Why do you think fashion has a reputation as something that's frivolous and shallow?
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More than anything, however, I wanted to see a decline in frivolous inbox traffic.
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I'm frivolous and I didn't realize it 'til I was in my late 20s.
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Not the frivolous and cutesy animal avatars that Apple is dressing up as animoji.
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And in the context of Trump's America, focusing on nonpolitical work can seem frivolous.
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Once you start looking at it that way, it's not such a frivolous product.
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Republicans have repeatedly blocked such legislation, arguing that it would lead to frivolous lawsuits.
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Why do you think he allowed you to read something as 'frivolous' as comics?
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And because frivolous cases would never attract quality investors, the system supposedly polices itself.
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The same phone that hosts frivolous games might also record a once-occluded atrocity.
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Campaigns are too long, the process is too invasive, the discourse is too frivolous.
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It may appear bizarre, or frivolous, to argue that women should bare more flesh.
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"We look forward to having his frivolous claims thrown out of court," he said.
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Critics have said they encourage frivolous lawsuits and excessive fees going to plaintiffs' lawyers.
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Too rough, too frivolous, always trying to figure out how much money she has.
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Sancho Panza has been made governor of a fictitious island by a frivolous duke.
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She thought that his demand was frivolous and that he intended her to fail.
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He wants to entertain you, but none of that means his poetry is frivolous.
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"WeSearchr's claims of censorship and discrimination are frivolous," he told me in an email.
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Did the aforementioned books, dealing with such frivolous subject matter, really merit such prominence?
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HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Masayoshi Son's frivolous tech bets have put investors on edge.
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For now, completion probability is more frivolous than illuminating, a nifty bit of trivia.
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But in 1995, Congress targeted firms like Milberg with legislation to discourage frivolous suits.
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With pizza, there isn't enough time to be frivolous, it's a fast-cooked thing.
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So does Lady Milford, who, through no fault of Ms. Rappoport, reads as frivolous.
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It's the reverse of what most actresses put up with; being regarded as frivolous.
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Solving a frivolous problem became the means to solving a problem of more depth.
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"This is false and your reporting is frivolous," State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said.
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The lawsuit is frivolous and the story is a fraud — just like the author.
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In other words, these were Islamists but not jihadists, and the distinction isn't frivolous.
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"We cannot allow North Korea to continue to be dangerous and frivolous," said Rep.
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It's completely frivolous but drops anchor in your feelings in a very real way.
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The game's attitude toward its historical subject matter is at once grave and frivolous.
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Indeed, his generally urbane tone is neither ironic and frivolous, nor competitive and facetious.
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Some may argue that these legislative solutions would encourage frivolous litigation, but the reality is that disputes of all kinds are already being litigated through the court system, and the measures would offer both clarity and an affirmative defense for frivolous actions.
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So, yet another frivolous lawsuit, or worthwhile consumer advocacy in holding companies to their marketing?
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So while the social media maelstrom around the fracas seems frivolous, it's really anything but.
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Ring said the adult continuing education classes offered during his time in prison were frivolous.
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Worse, there is little evidence that the fees have deterred only frivolous or mendacious claims.
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While this may seem like a frivolous use of AR technology, the idea is sound.
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The summer has been occupied with a frivolous argument over banning the "burkini" on beaches.
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They are frivolous — but then I don't think there's anything wrong with frivolity, you know?
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This is by far one of my most frivolous indulgences, but I can't help it.
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There can be things that are frivolous, and you might get something out of it.
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This is the very far end of the spectrum of how frivolous food can become.
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Like many organizations, we encounter frivolous claims made in an effort to extract financial gain.
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Don't confuse Snapchat as being framed as a place people go to share frivolous videos.
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You are wrong to imply that calling attention to this type of behaviour is frivolous.
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He's griping about Logan's infatuation with this frivolous place, a park where nothing is real.
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To even suggest that the NYPD engage in such frivolous and meaningless drivel is insulting.
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The House passed legislation Friday aimed at cracking down on attorneys who bring frivolous lawsuits.
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") to the frivolous ("If Brad and Angelina are Brangelina, yours and Zac's name would be...?
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For Trump, though, being The Bachelorette was an endeavor too frivolous for her business aspirations.
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The Federal Circuit's decision makes it much easier to file frivolous lawsuits challenging legitimate inventions.
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And when the anonymous complaint is found to be frivolous none of that is returned.
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Amissima Insurance Group, controlled by Apollo, dismissed as frivolous the legal actions taken by Carige.
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It was a bizarre preoccupation, perhaps even a frivolous one, but he didn't resist it.
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The chief elections official, Secretary of State Brian P. Kemp, has called the suit frivolous.
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"Any complaint on what Jim testified yesterday, in my opinion, would be frivolous," Wittes said.
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A Department of Justice spokesperson dismissed Manafort's civil lawsuit as "frivolous" when it was filed.
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Ironically, Pelosi vehemently opposed the litigation as a frivolous and unfounded challenge to presidential authority.
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He moves from the frivolous to feeling with such smoothness it takes your breath away.
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And that tribalist instinct can extend to something as silly and frivolous as Hogwarts houses.
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"Love is important, and joy is important, and the ability to be frivolous is important."
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" Camp, she wrote, "sees everything in quotation marks"; it "converts the serious into the frivolous.
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Do you see a more serious creator, or do you see a more frivolous creator?
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While it's frivolous, PNC's index mirrors some of the underlying trends in the US economy.
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But she bypassed those in favor of innocent, indeed almost frivolous, pink, cream and lavender.
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From his collection, we know Payton considers contemporary fiction frivolous and only reads "useful" books.
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His positions are influenced by the most immediate and frivolous considerations, mostly about superficial appearances.
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To me, this Ratmansky creation shows just how seriously ballet can treat a frivolous theme.
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Wealthy museum board members underwrite frivolous exhibitions, the press follows the money, nepotism runs rampant.
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In the face of this reality, the Vision Mercedes Simplex is arguably a frivolous endeavor.
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Second, this bill cannot and does not make any distinction between meritorious and frivolous complaints.
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USCIS spokesman Michael Bars said the policy was changed to cut down on frivolous applications.
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" In a statement, Fox News called the allegations in the suit "frivolous and without merit.
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Conservatives and industry players fear such a provision would spur an onslaught of frivolous lawsuits.
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Gil prefers to spend his mental energy on academic problems rather than frivolous romantic fantasies.
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In an attempt to offset my guilt, I began to distance myself from anything frivolous.
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But to do this, police targeted the most vulnerable — mainly, black residents — with frivolous charges.
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Memes, as any alt-right Pepe sorcerer will tell you, are not just frivolous entertainment.
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So it is generally accepted that industries shouldn't be driven into bankruptcy by frivolous lawsuits, but that's why our civil justice system has evolved the way that it has, so that there are all these mechanisms along the way to prevent a frivolous lawsuit.
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You don't go back to the everyday, the frivolous friendship with chitchat and distance and bickering.
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The disorder is sometimes regarded as "frivolous" or "imaginary," given that it has no visible effects.
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"And so they've been trying to distract America with a series of frivolous process complaints."Rep.
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Yet get the policy wrong and scooters could end up — at very best — a frivolous irrelevance.
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Does $19 billion for cybersecurity to protect government records, critical infrastructure and user privacy seem frivolous?
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Phil Witmer is giving away frivolous content today and all the socials are his studio audience.
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Now, if you're not someone who's thirsty for retweets, this might all sound a bit frivolous.
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The case—which DePriest called "a frivolous lawsuit designed to slow us down"—was eventually dismissed.
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The company responded by calling the allegations "false" and "frivolous" and later filed a counter lawsuit.
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They're frivolous and fun, not at all the type of thing people give much thought to.
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It may appear frivolous to outsiders but helicopters offer an efficient opportunity for those chasing votes.
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But that's the nature of being a fan: They render everything they touch superficial and frivolous.
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Johnson's claims are categorically false and frivolous, and his case will be thrown out of court.
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That's a very frivolous reason for me to put my hand up and make a statement.
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"The lawsuit is frivolous and the story is a fraud – just like the author," Grisham said.
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Thus, SESTA will hardly enable frivolous lawsuits and malicious prosecutions to suddenly ravage internet service providers.
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The OnePlus 7T is a formidable device that makes the "Pro" seem like the frivolous option.
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"Clearly the government had put forth frivolous arguments for one year and delayed it," she said.
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The things we traditionally think of as masculine are not things our culture dismisses as frivolous.
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The bank piled on frivolous challenges, even questioning Nye's adoption by his stepfather at one point.
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"She may be opting out of the ones that seem more frivolous to her," he said.
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It's better to sound frivolous than to be flat-out offensive or come across as insincere.
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But a show like Van Noten's reminds you that beauty and craft are not frivolous things.
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Social media friends and followers are not entirely frivolous, explains Wesleyan University social psychologist Kip Williams.
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If you've already slashed frivolous spending and need money for essentials, consider using your savings.4.
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We've all come here today to discuss the most important, most frivolous topic: What is camp?
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Maybe she didn't want to be the subject of a frivolous but nonetheless potentially ruinous lawsuit.
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What's left is a considerably more frivolous but widely asked question: What happened to his cat?
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She is a little frivolous, easily distracted, occupied more by her private life than by politics.
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"I don't think it's frivolous to worry about weddings," said UK-based wedding coordinator Nina Beer.
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Games seemed too frivolous when enemy soldiers faced one another only 40 or 50 meters apart.
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In the current system, trolls continue to bring frivolous suits in sympathetic courtrooms around the country.
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For both women, the art of self-expression through style is anything but a frivolous topic.
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Similarly unique, but arguably more frivolous, is this system meant to help you improve your outfit.
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It's been mostly supportive [reactions], though some people have felt it was a little too frivolous.
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" A spokesperson for Hogan's office dismissed the lawsuit as "frivolous" and "a waste of taxpayer dollars.
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Instead, Democrats are embarrassing themselves with a frivolous case that will only waste the court's time.
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Just because something seems frivolous or trivial does not mean it is not an effective tool.
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Though social media was broadly considered frivolous at the time, Mr. Guske worried about its impact.
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But until then I'll see you in court next week because you love a frivolous lawsuit.
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"You have been threatening frivolous lawsuits for your entire adult life," Mr. Cruz said of Mr. Trump.
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Class actions almost always settle if they have been "certified" by the court as non-frivolous matters.
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An engineer whose patent is used in a frivolous patent suit risks harming his or her reputation.
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In a time of political and societal upheaval, art can seem frivolous and a waste of space.
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The 79-year-old legend doesn't have time for frivolous questions, and she doesn't care who's asking.
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How would you describe the importance of fashion to the world to someone who thinks its frivolous?
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I wanted to get a frivolous tattoo that celebrated that I was totally content in my body.
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What men were interested in, I thought, was important, and what women liked was frivolous and embarrassing.
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This is a smart mirror I can get behind though I still find smart mirrors completely frivolous.
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Together, these albums add up to contemporary pop's most complex, empathetic, frivolous, perceptive exploration of adult romance.
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The bill's supporters said it was meant to protect insurance companies from frivolous lawsuits after natural disasters.
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Frivolous lawsuits like this one have become all too common against start-ups that achieve breakthrough success.
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"An admin was overwhelmed with frivolous reports about him and felt forced to exile him," Rochko wrote.
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As usual in consumer electronics, the most futuristic technologies are being deployed for the most frivolous purposes.
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The goal of the law, its supporters said, was to protect the gun industry from frivolous lawsuits.
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MORRIS I love me some intense discomfort and hate the solemn hijacking of a sacredly frivolous ritual.
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Aside from this highly speculative and perhaps frivolous reading, the narrative in "Treasure Hunt" remains vaguely thematic.
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There's a popular school of thought that says funding for arts programs is frivolous, or even elitist.
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"But if Donald Trump files the lawsuit that he threatens, that lawsuit will be frivolous," Cruz said.
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Judge Pratt begged to differ, repeatedly calling Fogle's argument "frivolous," saying federal law specifically covers his crimes.
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I think being frivolous and not realizing what it was that I had in my bank account.
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For me to sit here and explain to you his importance to the world would be frivolous.
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The characters seem less frivolous and more thoughtful than before, echoing the personal lives of their actors.
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" Glixel, he promised, would not be a "frivolous one-off that might not exist in two years.
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" In his opinion, Walls had called the request to delay the trial for Senate votes "nigh frivolous.
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The person familiar with Platinum's position called the lawsuits a frivolous attempt to bilk Platinum of cash.
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"Some Australian outlets — Booktopia, Amazon Aus — caved and banned it due to frivolous legal threats," he tweeted.
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Congress has recently taken up the issue of frivolous litigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Republicans said the bill would help prevent federal grants from being awarded to seemingly frivolous research projects.
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Of course, spending more money than you make is problematic, especially if you're spending on frivolous purchases.
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"That night, I was on Facebook and saw either sensationalist headlines or frivolous cat photos," he says.
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They say if she insists on continuing, they'll go after her legally for filing a frivolous suit.
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In any other time, such questions would be relatively frivolous in the context of life and death.
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Yet recreating an 18th century monarch's frivolous, no-expenses-barred luxury den is easier said than done.
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We tend to think of sports as a fairly frivolous pursuit, and most times that's probably accurate.
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Sady Doyle: It feels like, in our current climate, the book could be seen as more frivolous.
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We don't have time for frivolous things unless it is used in an entertaining or comedic way.
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However, failed or seemingly frivolous projects poisoned the concept and became symbols of fiscal irresponsibility run amok.
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The frivolous impeachment of President Bill Clinton helped to define it as a form of political revenge.
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Nek deems Gayatri's talents in painting and music mere hobbies, frivolous compared with his more dignified interests.
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As best as we can tell, this is not because the majority of rape accusations are frivolous.
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"It's a long shot on the merits, but it's not frivolous," Mr. Vladeck said of the suit.
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But the system isn't perfect, and its flaws have allowed patent trolls and frivolous lawsuits to proliferate.
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In normal times, Amazon will happily deliver almost any item to your doorstep, no matter how frivolous.
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"I have never filed a case that has been frivolous or anything like that," Mr. Allison said.
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It's not too late to book a last-minute adventure that's fun, frivolous and out-of-town.
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"I wanted to get on the record that I believed the bankruptcy was frivolous," Mr. Fustolo said.
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"The extra step of having the clinician call eliminated a lot of frivolous testing," Dr. Soong said.
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Mr. Burstein called the filing "frivolous" and said the contradictions contained within inadvertently demonstrated the network's guilt.
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"The suggestion this case was brought because the administration doesn't like this defendant is frivolous," he said.
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So why neglect a serious sport (life itself) in favor of a more frivolous one (like jogging)?
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She should be able to lean in to her femininity without being painted in a frivolous light.
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Where they saw inconvenient travel and slushy roads, I saw something beautiful if frivolous, a minor novelty.
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I'm likely to spend more than that on coffee, a pedicure, or other frivolous expenses each month.
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Daniel Stevens, of Campaign for Accountability, welcomed the judge's ruling and said the suit was transparently frivolous.
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Opponents, though, warn that it would lead to frivolous litigation against branded drug companies, something supporters deny.
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Taxpayers in the states in question should not be forced to fund a frivolous and unwinnable lawsuit.
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Imagine gumming up any ethical oversight on Capitol Hill with frivolous claims brought for purely political purposes.
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Saturn says to save your money, that nothing is frivolous, and that everything adds up over time!
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Additionally, Apple's interpretation of design patent law would incentivize frivolous lawsuits on the part of patent trolls.
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Challenges that once seemed frivolous have ended up in front of the Supreme Court in the past.
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I felt like my artistic intentions were frivolous and maybe fraudulent and that I wasn't a writer.
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" In a statement to THR, A FIJI Water spokesperson stated the lawsuit is "frivolous" and "entirely without merit.
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He has complained that Congress refuses to make changes to asylum laws that could limit frivolous asylum claims.
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" The Judiciary Committee's legal team dismissed that argument, and in a filing branded Comey's effort "extraordinary and frivolous.
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Before she came along, I was a little bit frivolous of a person working in the fashion industry.
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Suddenly, she was seen, she came to understand, not as a little frivolous but as a little heroic.
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This," she gestures at the room, "is a more frivolous, tongue-in-cheek way of exploring those questions.
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NASA has always embraced emerging technology for visualization, even if that tech was seemingly developed for frivolous entertainment.
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Users might be drawn to click on shallow content, yet it can feel too frivolous and ultimately unsatisfying.
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The organization is comically stringent, so this is not just some frivolous acknowledgment that the EPCS has acquired.
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I don't want to be stingy or mean or cheap, but I also don't want to be frivolous.
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Go to the intersection of the frivolous and the functional, and that's where you'll find LED light masks.
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We look forward to responding to this frivolous complaint and seeing this case swiftly thrown out of court.
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For many constitutional-law experts—including libertarian ones who do not much like Obamacare—this argument was frivolous.
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Parents may have hated on that content too at the time — criticizing cartoons as frivolous and time-wasting.
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I sense this a lot from my aunties; like I'm frivolous and did all of this for sex.
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I'm absolutely aware that this tribute to their career might seem superficial and frivolous—it's exactly that, actually.
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Now that should be a slap in the face for anyone who considers cosmetic surgery a frivolous expense.
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Ensuring the day's most important protests aren't hidden behind frivolous celebrity dreck should be one of those responsibilities.
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Except that: Seeking out happiness isn't frivolous — and women are just as deserving of it as anyone else.
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When doctors and hospitals talk about tort reform, they are not talking about defending doctors from "frivolous" lawsuits.
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Companies such as Google and Facebook worry that the bill would lead to frivolous lawsuits for legitimate sites.
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Indeed, caring about clothes is often considered frivolous, at odds with concern about the fate of the planet.
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Other CEOs may consider the gesture frivolous or a waste of time, but Yellen is quick to disagree.
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The reason being is that they recognize the value that long-term investing can have over frivolous spending.
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Her accountants even told her she needed to spend money and had her set up a frivolous account.
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The show initially struggled to find an audience and was criticized in some quarters for being too frivolous.
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Republicans have dismissed those efforts as frivolous, while Democrats have suggested that Republicans are trying to hide something.
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Students of this new practice are doing away with flashy qipao dresses, frivolous accessories, and fanciful hand movements.
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For some, however, the tool is more than a frivolous way to endure a particularly lifeless office meeting.
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Frivolous clothes did not equate to education, reason, and intelligence — all revered as male qualities at the time.
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From Afrosexology's perspective, sexual pleasure isn't frivolous; it's part of how Black people can move towards political liberation.
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Trump's question exposes a frivolous and unsafe attitude toward nuclear weapons and the catastrophic consequences of their use.
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Her actions seem unintelligible at times, her plucky asides almost perversely frivolous in the face of serious events.
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As official attitudes turn against flashy but potentially frivolous foreign spending, the pressure is catching up to HNA.
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But Michael started out as a pop idol whose music was dismissed as frivolous by critics for decades.
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No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study Trustees must rein in frivolous spending at public universities.
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Chase is a white-collar criminal defense lawyer by day and a scholar of frivolous laws by night.
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Everything I had ever known her to do creatively was so well considered and mature and not frivolous.
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Wheeling out a television to watch news of the assassination, however, the cast became distracted by frivolous programming.
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PARIS — As queen of France for less than two decades, Marie Antoinette was vilified as extravagant and frivolous.
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You can justify everything — no matter how indulgent or frivolous — by slapping the "self-care" label on it.
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They&aposre not written for adults or boys, so they&aposre often written off as frivolous and superficial.
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In theory, he's the bad guy, representing everything our noble hero is not: He's petty, frivolous, and vain.
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Republicans disagree, suggesting that it would create a storm of frivolous lawsuits that would negatively impact small businesses.
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I thought of all the money I had spent on frivolous dinners and vacations with regret and shame.
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Playing defense is not the position The Times wants to find itself in — not over frivolous charges, anyway.
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For many stars, their first big paycheck is an excuse to splurge, often on something fun and frivolous.
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Burch said Simpson and her lawyer, Friedman, have raised "not frivolous" concerns about an "open question" of law.
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The service has also shrunk the distance between the anonymous and the famous, the frivolous and the serious.
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HBO's "Silicon Valley" tackled an issue that's all too familiar to startups: The threat of frivolous patent litigation.
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I have issues with frivolous spending, so I'm trying to look into [investing in a] conglomeration of stocks.
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While she may have the funds to make frivolous purchases, it's in Gellar's nature to be smart about spending.
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But for women, when we think of concepts that are traditionally feminine, makeup, fashion, they are seen as frivolous.
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Though, admittedly, some of these places—lacking even rudimentary electricity—make phone-fatigue seem like a pretty frivolous problem.
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Separating the financial guidance from the frivolous on Periscope is a little trickier, since it involves watching live video.
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What they often don't see coming is that their success can sometimes make them a target for frivolous litigation.
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But it is in fact possible to both love frivolous shit and not be a completely vapid human being.
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SCEPTICS OF HIGHER education often complain that universities offer too many frivolous degrees with little value in the workplace.
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Second, adding in the part about Timberlake, made his incident sound just as frivolous as the other two things.
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The second and more serious objection is that frivolous recount requests could compromise public faith in the election results.
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Weintraub says Jean Paul's bitter Ray J's company is a soaring success and the suit's just a frivolous shakedown.
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Emoji selection may feel like a frivolous topic in light of serious racial violence going on in the world.
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I've got to tell Congress that we're restarting this not in some frivolous way, in a hugely significant way.
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Why do you think fashion is an important element of your work and not just a frivolous women's interest?
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I've seen chatter on Twitter that it seems like a frivolous addition, but in actuality it can be practical.
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I've got to tell Congress that we're restarting this, not in some frivolous way — in a hugely significant way.
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The three met up and Romano ate ass, but this wasn't any old frivolous, just-for-fun ass eating.
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" Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has also filed a lawsuit to block the recount, calling it "frivolous and expensive.
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But the district plans to file a motion to dismiss the "frivolous" suit, according to a statement from Jacks.
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Every day felt like an emergency, and the idea of squeezing in a workout seemed both impossible and frivolous.
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Dialog said it believed that the claims were "frivolous" and amounted to an abuse of process of the court.
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A listing in New York, for example, would raise the possibility of "frivolous lawsuits" against the kingdom, he says.
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The court must put an end to frivolous lawsuits whose sole purpose is to bully, threaten, provoke and obstruct.
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Labor Day always signals the end of summer and all the fun, frivolous things that go along with it.
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But as the legal financing industry has grown, business groups have claimed that outside investing helps fuel frivolous litigation.
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Unlike many other countries, India does not allow patents for natural substances, traditional remedies, frivolous inventions or marginal innovations.
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They contain scant details and are not categorized in a way to separate the frivolous from those with merit.
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" A Department of Justice spokesperson called Manafort's suit "frivolous," adding, "the defendant is entitled to file whatever he wants.
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The more frivolous uses and manifestations are the jazz hands of crypto, distracting from subtler virtues or cynical schemes.
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"Today I am filing suit to stop @DrJillStein's frivolous, expensive recount request," Schuette, a Republican, said in a tweet.
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It may seem frivolous, but when society has denied you dignity, honesty and safety, frivolity is all you've got.
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N has been accused of misleading investors by a U.S. prosecutor, allegations the U.S. firm has dismissed as "frivolous".
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Legal experts largely dismiss Murray's suit as frivolous junk, so it probably won't go anywhere, but still, it's funny.
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Not even the most frivolous catwalk devotee remains untouched by a presidential race as unprecedentedly weird as this one.
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This may all sound like a lot of frivolous palace intrigue, but there could be more going on here.
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" Mr. Schneiderman said he was pleased by the judge's decision to dismiss what he called "Exxon's frivolous, nonsensical lawsuit.
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It signals an affiliation with a class of people who can afford to spend money on potentially frivolous goods.
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Among other things, he's since ditched that "frivolous" soap that was taking up too much space on the counter.
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" Cohen's spokesman David Schwartz said in a statement that the motion was "frivolous, untimely and premature on its face.
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And despite the thousands spent on avocado toast per month, millennials' spending habits aren't as frivolous as Gurner assumes.
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The subtext of the outrage was this: A pre-existing political connotation automatically subsumes a frivolous but harmless one.
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All important and pressing issues each, yet threats of frivolous lawsuits are all we have to look forward to?
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Even when we didn't use the latest platform or app, we tended to regard it as frivolous at worst.
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The documents describe Corfman's lawsuit as "frivolous and groundless" and "strongly" denies the allegations of sexual misconduct by Moore.
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The resulting "shapie" — as the company calls the 3-D selfie — can be used for frivolous or serious business.
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For example, some researchers have contended that allegations of wrongdoing may be frivolous or driven by employees' personal vendettas.
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And there is also a tendency to presume that any conversation about women's attire is very superficial and frivolous.
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Proponents of universal basic income cite these early findings as proof people wouldn't spend the money on frivolous items.
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Lawyers for the Republican-majority House committee dismissed the lawsuit as "extraordinary and frivolous," and Comey ultimately dropped it.
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And for a writer to pretend otherwise is to believe that literature is a frivolous thing without influence on reality.
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"While we regret Mr. Fagen's latest actions, we will vigorously defend against his unwarranted and frivolous case," the statement concluded.
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" He said that further lawsuits would be filed once the women's case is thrown out as "frivolous" and "without merit.
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Should you become a writer, brace yourself for the analphabetic rantings of the anonymous, the frivolous, the platitudinous and crapulous.
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Is it far more likely that you and the rest of your frivolous, moral-panic inducing compatriots don't actually exist?
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While Gay is correct — romantic comedy is a genre for a reason — her piece treats the franchise as utterly frivolous.
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" Smith says cases such as these are "frivolous" and that penalties should be imposed against those "wasting justice system resources.
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The Frivolous shop at Detroit Metropolitan Airport lives up to its promise of being filled with "wonderfully unnecessary" gift items.
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And every piece of it, no matter how seemingly frivolous, ill-considered, or incendiary, tells us something about those humans.
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Bubbles may seem frivolous, but there is some complex underlying physics, and hence their study has long been serious science.
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"You don't want to file a frivolous appeal, you have to assess whether there is a viable appeal," he said.
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This lawsuit was frivolous and reckless from the very beginning, and never should have been allowed to proceed to trial.
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Minnesota's Republican Party last week called the lawsuit "frivolous" and said their elector selection complied with state and party rules.
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She will not silently abdicate that right in response to a frivolous, two-bit email from you threatening legal action.
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Eleanor's decision to do good gets her kicked out of her apartment, bleeding money, and subjected to a frivolous lawsuit.
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The painting also features a cockroach, a hammer, and a glass, lending the otherwise frivolous tableau a slightly ominous feel.
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Our source says it's ridiculous that Cohen, the head of global music at YouTube, would file such a frivolous lawsuit.
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Too much recognition of targets for action or achievements may make it tough to distinguish the worthy from the frivolous.
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As savvy consumers, we have to banish the fear factor and strike a balance between Pinterest-perfect and perfectly frivolous.
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What frivolous, fun thing would you most miss if you had to spend your time training and saving the world?
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The first is that Pruitt's living arrangement raises questions about potential corruption—a far more impactful malfeasance than frivolous spending.
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There's no long-flowing option list, and the car comes with most of what you need and no frivolous options.
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"Only recently have historians recognized the crucial importance of taste, even frivolous taste, in driving historical change," Dr. Freedman said.
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Trump comes to the presidency with a penchant for bullying critics by threatening to sue them, usually on frivolous grounds.
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Further, I'm surprised that the Federal Aviation Administration permits such a frivolous presentation about something that is so very serious.
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" The owner of the nightclub, Angela Blohm, told the newspaper that Rodriquez's allegations were "just a bunch of frivolous baloney.
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Some Republicans have previously objected to the bill on the grounds that it would invite frivolous lawsuits against drug companies.
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Over the weekend, Zinke issued his own tweet that blamed "frivolous" lawsuits for hurting his department's efforts to fight wildfires.
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It's understandable to not want a credit card with an annual fee — it can seem like frivolous money to spend.
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Both lawmakers have been critical of Trump's "frivolous trips," citing the heavy demands such visits put on the defense budget.
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Lawyer's acting on behalf of Beyonce have now asked the US Patent and Trademark Office to dismiss the "frivolous" opposition.
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"This is just another frivolous lawsuit and an attempt to gain notoriety at the expense of Donald Trump," she said.
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Facebook had been a way to connect online about your real life, not play pretend in a frivolous virtual universe.
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These parts almost act as a counterpoint to the more frivolous visual aspects to offer some semblance of rock authenticity.
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As Jonathan tended to the unpacking, I charged myself with decorating, a job that sounded frivolous, but I knew better.
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Boone has no interest in misleading clients and we are confident that this frivolous and vindictive lawsuit will be dismissed.
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These are not kind photographs; some seem to mock their subjects, portraying them as frivolous and shallow, hard and crass.
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It doesn't feel frivolous, but carefully matched and inlaid, like the wood and marble in a wool coat's belt buckle.
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"Some of those requests, we have to assume, are frivolous or invalid or misleading," according to Mr. Matta from ReputationDefender.
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It's more frivolous, but not that different from the government's consumer price index that tracks the costs of everyday items.
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In this sense his frivolous lifestyle is a political gesture of sorts, containing within it a form of social mobility.
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Students: Read the entire article, then tell us: — Are lavish amenities on college campuses useful or frivolous, in your opinion?
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Yes, many video games are violent and frivolous, and the most devoted players still tend to be young and male.
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I saw TV hosts fixing their makeup while memorizing frivolous text in front of the Dantesque scene of the accident.
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If some of those costs are frivolous and are purchases you regret, that is a valuable thing to take away.
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Bezos is seeking to dismiss Sanchez's lawsuit under California's anti-SLAPP legislation, which is intended to protect against frivolous lawsuits.
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Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, hardly the frivolous type, said he was not sure what he would put on his uniform.
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"While legitimate claims should be investigated according to due process, we cannot condone frivolous, vexatious and scurrilous allegations," he said.
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And while critics focus on disposable items that seem frivolous, much plastic is put to longer lasting use, he said.
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It can be easy to dismiss makeup and beauty as a frivolous pursuit, but that would be missing the point.
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"We feel he resorted to frivolous litigation and name-calling instead of business negotiations," Sena Fitzmaurice, a Comcast spokeswoman, said.
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On the one hand, against a backdrop of geopolitical unrest, the monthslong circuit has felt, to whiskered campaigners, especially frivolous.
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Mr. Dietl's investigation began with routine checks to see if Ms. Mackris had been arrested or had filed frivolous lawsuits.
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OK, I will a little: For a number of reasons, this drama is no longer fun and frivolous to indulge.
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The CFPB's extensive data about the benefit of class actions for consumers also refute any anecdotes about supposedly frivolous lawsuits.
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The tech industry has opposed those efforts out of concern that it would leave internet companies vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits.
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Dish has said Tribune is demanding an unreasonable rate increase and filed a lawsuit against Tribune, which Tribune called frivolous.
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The embrace of such unorthodox pairings may seem frivolous, a passing fancy rather than a sign of some cultural shift.
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"It's absolutely not going to happen — not in this case, anyway, because the case itself is completely frivolous," Schwartz said.
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"It seems that the Florida Bar, by its rules, is required to investigate even the most frivolous complaints," he said.
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Something about it felt so light and frivolous and out of the tone of what was happening with the world.
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Game of Thrones' biggest fans had a fun, frivolous time dancing and dressing up and pulling apart some text last weekend.
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If nothing else, this frivolous show underscores how relatively bland the late-night landscape has become since Mr. Ferguson left it.
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"When there are roughly 63,000 landmarks in the city, a fight over 95 may seem kind of frivolous," he told us.
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Listen Up: This week on our podcast, Strong Opinions Loosely Held, we discuss why so many people see fashion as frivolous.
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"This is a frivolous lawsuit and we intend to defend it vigorously," a spokesperson for Jerry Media said in a statement.
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When the mother isn't helping Shiloh change the world, she's taking her to more frivolous activities like SoCal's Renaissance Pleasure Faire.
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"It draws the frivolous interest of many people, the story by Sean Penn," said Enrique Krauze, a prominent historian in Mexico.
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Directed by Bryna Wasserman and Motl Didner, this streamlined reworking of the show mostly has more frivolous things on its mind.
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There's a longstanding, bipartisan commitment to defending acts of Congress whenever a non-frivolous argument can be made in their defense.
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While the rest of his bandmates were frivolous and lazy and "Pop-Punk Godfathers," DeLonge took advantage of the historical moment.
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It's easy to claim the Kardashians, with their Instagram dominance and makeup lines, are a frivolous piece of pop culture confection.
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He has never won one of these lawsuits and has boasted about wasting critics' time and money on defending frivolous lawsuits.
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It is all but unimaginable that he would risk his reputation—and his firm's—by bringing such a patently frivolous motion.
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The law, intended to prevent frivolous lawsuits, essentially heightens the hurdles for filing a lawsuit for claims made after Sept. 1.
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There's less time spent worrying about the frivolous stuff like confidence or the stuff you saw scouts argue about on Moneyball.
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" The US Chamber of Commerce, which also opposed the detailed reporting rule, said the data would expose businesses to "frivolous lawsuits.
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Adults will find it frivolous I have a lot of gadgets in my house, and my friends are used to it.
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If Payne's video is frivolous and fun, then Reynolds' sits at the opposite end of the spectrum — chilling yet hugely important.
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In her ruling, Judge Lorraine Schembri Orland described Degiorgio's attempt to stop the FBI from giving evidence as "frivolous and vexatious".
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There's a big difference between a frivolous splurge and a smart investment, and most of it comes down to personal preference.
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Dragging the companies into court risked backfiring on the activists, they acknowledged, as the public might dismiss the lawsuits as frivolous.
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There's too much going on in the world to dive this deep into something as frivolous as entertainment, you might say.
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The idea that masculine is serious and feminine is frivolous limits the options girls see for themselves and their future lives.
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Critics of TPLF, chief among them the US Chamber of Commerce, a lobbying group, contend that the industry encourages frivolous cases.
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It might be tempting to dismiss body anxiety as vain, frivolous, and Instagram-driven, but it's clear that isn't the case.
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It reads like a simultaneously aspirational and depressing pop-culture time capsule, a reminder of how temporary and frivolous life is.
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"Unfortunately, what we're faced with here in California is a whole series of frivolous lawsuits that have no basis," Bailey said.
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But if this issue calls to mind frivolous spending on wasteful and insignificant budget items, that impression is only half-correct.
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However, in reality, the rule would have led to an increase in frivolous class-action lawsuits with little gain for consumers.
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A spokesperson for the building called the lawsuit "frivolous and completely without merit" in an emailed statement to The Real Deal.
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She pushed Tilton's trial date back by a couple of weeks – but also warned Gibson Dunn against filing additional "frivolous" motions.
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Advocates counter that international law guarantees the rights of people fleeing persecution to seek asylum, and there's nothing frivolous about it.
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We've all seen some startups that chase 'problems' which seem fairly frivolous, and that's the polar opposite of this new strategy.
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A rewatch of the show and movies has proved that it's definitely a better aspiration than the other characters' frivolous options.
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Cernovich wrote an essay on Medium calling Furie's legal action "frivolous" and shared a letter from his own lawyers to Furie's.
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My mom quite often in her life never felt like she had the chance, or opportunity, or space to be frivolous.
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In an audio clip uploaded to YouTube, Jones claimed the lawsuit was frivolous and would be thrown out of the courts.
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It was "unfounded, illogical, frivolous" for Pursglove to sue herself and her husband on behalf of the attorney general, they argued.
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If you secretly harbor the idea that Snapchat is frivolous or somehow a fad, it's time to re-examine your certainties.
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That's one of the perks of having my own business — if I want to do something frivolous like this, I can.
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I think the fashion industry has a reputation of being filled with superficial, frivolous, lazy people who socialize all the time.
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To Zoe, Hocus Pocus is somewhat harmful because it portrays "a real group of people" in a frivolous and stereotypical light.
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Back then, it was common for cops to arrest black people on frivolous charges, then give them fines they couldn't pay.
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The three agreed that many usages were self-aggrandizing, and often frivolous; they rarely correlated with an act requiring considerable contemplation.
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Now engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a robot that performs a seemingly more frivolous task: playing Jenga.
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Living, as I do, on the sixth floor of a building with no elevator, I am especially attuned to frivolous waste.
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Although the salon has been criticized for being a frivolous expense to taxpayers, Jeff Sessions still gets his $8603 cuts there.
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I&aposd beat myself up for all my past money mistakes, constantly thinking about frivolous purchases I&aposd made years before.
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Since frivolous means "lacking in seriousness" — also lightweight, flippant, of little weight or importance — that would seem a contradiction in terms.
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Supporters say it's a simple protection from frivolous lawsuits, while critics fear it will clamp down on consumers' ability to sue.
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As frivolous and silly as the dream of a fully-automated home might seem, many of these devices solve real problems.
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That means one unintended consequence of the rule may be that only companies big enough to fight frivolous lawsuits will flourish.
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The current allegations sent to me by The New York Times range from the patently untrue to the frivolous and hurtful.
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"The baseless and frivolous lawsuits/complaints will not deter any of our efforts and focus," Jorge Mas wrote in an email.
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"Akorn paid plaintiffs' attorney's fees to avoid the nuisance of ultimately frivolous lawsuits disrupting the transaction with Fresenius," Judge Durkin wrote.
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Again, to an outsider, a video game that encourages hundreds of hours of play may sound childish, frivolous, or even malicious.
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So how do we teach young people to care more about what the data is saying rather than other, frivolous things?
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It's just that most attempts have felt tacked on, frivolous, or the exact sort of thing that makes people roll their eyes.
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Shortly after filing his frivolous lawsuit against Maher, Trump quickly withdrew it, and his lawyer said he would refile an amended complaint.
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As someone who has spent time on both sides, I feel a call to speak out against frivolous and overpriced patent litigation.
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The whole thing might seem unbearably frivolous and unimportant, revolving as it does around Kardashians, a scorned celebrity lover, and social media.
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The worst reviewed genre is just the latest iteration of the frivolous consumerism that's long been a staple of the platform's trends.
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When it comes to medicine and law, however, it can be hard to convince the public that some licensing requirements are frivolous.
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This defamation claim, based on a private text message which was based on the statement of a third party, is also frivolous.
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Television channels cancelled frivolous programmes in the run-up to the funeral, and broadcast in black and white at the government's request.
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"While I was interested in space travel and extreme technological advancement, it seemed frivolous in light of the approaching apocalypse," he said.
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" Healey also lauded the decision to move the case, saying "we will continue to argue that this frivolous lawsuit should be dismissed.
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That's not just frivolous, Bradley said, but also playing catchup on necessary expenses or purchases you held off on until pay day.
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Conservative Chief Justice John Roberts questioned whether allowing Heffernan to sue on First Amendment grounds would open the floodgates to frivolous lawsuits.
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"If landlords know you've got a lawyer, they won't take you to court for frivolous things," Dillard, the New York tenant, said.
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The ANC dismissed what it called "the frivolous antics of the DA cloaked as democracy" in a message on its Twitter feed.
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Ramirez said courts should force companies bringing patent suits to provide more detailed complaints to insure that frivolous claims weren't going forward.
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I suspect the film wouldn't lose a thing in the process, except breaking the film into bite-sized bits would be frivolous.
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But the idea that it invented the idea of Auto-Tune as an artistic tool rather than a frivolous one is ridiculous.
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Their conversations are always frivolous, talking about the Benz they had, the clubs they went to, and the dime pieces they fucked.
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Zooey Deschanel says she's way too busy making TV shows to do something as frivolous as showing up for a court date.
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For your convenience, the IRS created a list of common frivolous tax arguments that would-be tax skippers concoct around filing time.
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And patients supposedly benefit because doctors aren't frightened into ordering unnecessary tests and procedures merely to protect themselves from frivolous malpractice claims.
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Andy Cohen's franchise is fueled on sensational drama between women, but this dispute cuts too deep to simply be considered frivolous entertainment.
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The legendary German composer Richard Strauss, who personally loathed jazz and other frivolous modern musical inventions, directed the group's campaign against cosmopolitanism.
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It's a dose of reality that anchors what would otherwise be just a frivolous romp into something with a deeper emotional pull.
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They want to paralyze Washington and drown the White House in frivolous subpoenas and investigations, ignoring the problems that their constituents face.
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In interviews with news outlets earlier this month, he described the NRA's lawsuit as frivolous and downplayed the scope of DFS's actions.
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"New York, we will not be intimidated by the NRA's frivolous lawsuit to advance its dangerous gun-peddling agenda," Cuomo has said.
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" A DOJ spokesperson responded with a statement, saying: "The lawsuit is frivolous but the defendant is entitled to file whatever he wants.
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Like the comedy major, it applies a career-oriented gloss to a degree that might otherwise be considered risky, or even frivolous.
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"I entirely reject Mr. Musk's frivolous contention that all statements published on Twitter or other social media are protected speech," Wood said.
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We're also conditioned to think that a love story, with its inherent female appeal, is thus more frivolous than most other stories.
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But while people might normally tell you to cut out frivolous expenses like streaming services, that's not necessarily the best move here.
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They are two stories that play simultaneously: one narrative is ugly and frivolous, the other is a catastrophe beyond Mr. Shapiro's powers.
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Too much art fills too few galleries, and the density forces Mr. Rugoff into juxtapositions that come across as cluttered and frivolous.
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To be fair, it's true that we didn't evolve to need warm wipes on our butts or other borderline-frivolous baby accoutrements.
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Although he admitted it might sound frivolous, Mr. Clear said mastering "the art of showing up" helps put a behavior on autopilot.
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This lawsuit is nothing more than a media-hungry lawyer's attempt to extort Mr. Weber with false, fictitious and legally frivolous claims.
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Even if Google were right that ending the immunity for Backpage might lead to an occasional frivolous lawsuit, life requires some balancing.
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The poet Amiri Baraka once derisively wrote that Lee was "the quintessential buppie," his work frivolous and bourgeois, but that is vicious.
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Critics seized on frivolous projects to attack the system, and Republicans opted to ban earmarks when they won the House in 2010.
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Through Pepe, Jones illustrates how memes, far from a frivolous bit of amusement, can help construct the very culture we live in.
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It's not only a way to expose frivolous charges; the process could also reveal human errors or open the door to negotiations.
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They say the complaints are overwhelmingly frivolous, the product of litigants unhappy with a case decision rather than an individual judge's behavior.
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Mr. McCrory's campaign has raised questions about voting irregularities in dozens of counties, but Democrats have dismissed them as frivolous or inaccurate.
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" They continue, "Jake's legal team is handling the situation and looking forward to exposing the frivolous action for what it truly is.
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And the brand has moved away from what Ms. Patkar said was frivolous advertising of women with periods frolicking in white dresses.
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"If there's an idea or seemingly frivolous project that I just can't get out of my mind, I'll follow that," he continues.
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"To kill time," an English phrase that still chills me: time can be killed but only by frivolous matters and purposeless activities.
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It's one thing to recruit diverse talent, but hiring almost becomes frivolous if a company is unable to retain a talent base.
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First, I go over my credit card statement with a fine-tooth comb and identify frivolous purchases I didn't need to make.
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But the risk is that it would unintentionally expose good actors, such as responsible social networks and dating sites, to frivolous lawsuits.
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I certainly would like an 11 Pro, but to upgrade for the ultrawide camera and a handful of incremental improvements feels frivolous.
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You can turn this feature off, but it feels like nerfing one of the card's enhanced security features for a frivolous reason.
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Dismissed after her untimely death, in 1838, as a writer of frivolous sentimentalities, she was once as celebrated as Byron and Shelley.
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Officers can still choose to do so, but they can also opt to skip that step if the application is deemed frivolous.
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Alice Driver recommended the Puppy Bowl -- before the game, on Animal Planet -- which she said is more than just a frivolous distraction.
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But also by Giustinia and Shay, with their frivolous intervention—they were like magpies who settle on cattle and peck open wounds.
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Such ordinances were designed, in theory, so that landlords can weed out people who call the police too often for frivolous reasons.
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The Police Department and the police unions said some of the lawsuits were frivolous, but could be used to undermine officers' credibility.
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It's also no coincidence that this woman is represented by the same attorneys involved in two other frivolous claims against the Estate.
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A rep for Mariah tells us, "If this frivolous and baseless claim is filed, we will defend against it vigorously and successfully."
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"The legal arguments in previous rounds of litigation over the ACA may have been weak, but they were not frivolous," he writes.
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Several Republicans have portrayed a liberal arts education as an expendable, sometimes frivolous luxury that taxpayers should not be expected to pay for.
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"This is an indication of the amount of frivolous processing power now being deployed to chase an increasingly prohibitive reward," Chohan told Gizmodo.
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They are trying to wean themselves off fossil fuels, grow their own food and timber, acquire fewer frivolous possessions and produce less waste.
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"This Pepe image is clearly fair use, it's protected under the First Amendment, and any lawsuit threat is frivolous," Cernovich told BuzzFeed News.
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Meanwhile, priests themselves have also been attacked for motives as frivolous as not allowing an accused narco to become a baptized child's godparent.
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Frivolous protests on anti-fossil fuel sentiments or general opinions, " he said, "are not helpful to the BLM in addressing legitimate protest concerns.
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Chan agrees: "I think we often gravitate towards a certain level of practicality after a period of more frivolous summer purchases," she says.
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Even though I'm not a part of this ridiculously frivolous and amazing operation, I was lucky enough to get a taste of it.
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Something like National Unicorn Day is so frivolous and inorganic and trendy that it was sure to get under my grizzled, grinchy skin.
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Opponents say this will just drive the porn business out of the state and that it opens up the industry to frivolous lawsuits.
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Basis may have started because Chapin wants people to take mental health more seriously, but its business model makes mental health seem frivolous.
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"Sunlight is the best disinfectant for a frivolous lawsuit, and we wanted the court to be able to look at everything," he said.
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And like many things that are geared toward women, skincare is often considered frivolous, a scam that is all marketing and no result.
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It almost makes you wonder why, when Blue's long-term goals are so high-minded, it is pursuing a project so seemingly frivolous.
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Scientists are set to engage in a frivolous race of single-molecule "nanocars" on, if you can believe it, a solid gold track.
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O'Reilly has countered that fame has made him a target for frivolous lawsuits, which he says are often easier to settle than litigate.
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Shopping for makeup or shoes on a day during which women are on strike across the country can feel frivolous, we get it.
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So I'm not saying that this is in any way, you know, frivolous or anything of the sort that it happened this way.
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Together, we're shining the spotlight on body hair by highlighting it in fanciful, frivolous ways, using materials both whimsical (confetti) and natural (moss).
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Mueller's indictments are not the work product of some frivolous fishing expedition to indict Trump, as some of Trump's conservative allies have claimed.
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And like all fashions, it turned out to be a frivolous, cosmetic change, completely divorced from the actual lived experience of most women.
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On Monday, the Treasury Department released a report opposing the rule, saying it would favor trial lawyers over consumers by prompting frivolous lawsuits.
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But every one of them — from the valuable to the frivolous — would demand additional time, effort and resources from an already overworked Pentagon.
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" Elsewhere, she quotes Roland Barthes: "The frivolous / insignificance of language, / the suspension of images / must be the very space / of love, its music.
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We are already seeing some members in both chambers complaining about frivolous game-playing and vowing to vote "present" instead of playing along.
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This proposal is designed to deter illegal aliens from filing fraudulent, frivolous, or otherwise non-meritorious asylum applications solely to obtain employment authorization.
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"It was frivolous and fun and insane and highly unrealistic, and I loved him, and I didn't know him," she told the magazine.
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Dragging an owner into court over rowdy swimmers might not be a wise approach, because a judge might view the case as frivolous.
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Noh's work as a reflection of the frivolous, erratic manner with which images are "consumed" in the digital era is half the picture.
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Our first reaction to expressions of student agency, even when they seem misguided or perhaps frivolous, should not be to shut it down.
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When the artifice of sex industry branding is taken at face value, sex work advocates are broadly dismissed as vapid, frivolous rich girls.
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I shrugged it off with the realization that she's a reality star, and those types of people tend to do excessive, frivolous things.
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Problematically, though, lots of people take Adderall for real medical reasons, so who gets to determine at what point the pills are frivolous?
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"On paper, it sounds like something frivolous," said Cathy de la Cruz, 37, of East Williamsburg, of paying to sleep at a spa.
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Finally, the chance to be a rizty one-percenter who can spend way too much money on socks without looking frivolous or insane!
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"If they don't play games or 'aged out of it,' they might see them as frivolous or a waste of time," Cypheroftyr says.
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Massot said lyrics could make a performance seem frivolous – "it doesn't feel like a serious competition" – and too constricting in interpreting the music.
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"This isn't a frivolous, fun little thing," Representative Chellie Pingree, a Maine Democrat and leader of the Congressional Arts Caucus, said on Monday.
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His mother thought his curiosity about opera was frivolous, and he promised her he would do the ushering for only a short time.
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"The attitude toward coronavirus as a whole is still rather frivolous," said Maksim Berazinski, the chief executive of Tribuna in Belarus and Ukraine.
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Most of us have heard of 'bridezillas' in the past, and horror stories of women being asked to subsidize the bride's frivolous expenses.
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Critics of basic income argue, however, that regular payments could encourage people to make frivolous purchases or undermine their motivation to find work.
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I understand that Beyoncé is above such frivolous celebrity things as posing for red carpet photos and talking to Ryan Seacrest, I do.
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That's revelatory given Fragonard's current reputation as a painter of frivolous genre scenes, works that are ripe for scornful reinterpretation by contemporary artists.
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A typical trope is that colleges today spend exorbitantly on frivolous luxuries such as climbing walls, hot tubs and lazy rivers for students.
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Yet, fresh ideas that change industries can sometimes come from the oddest places, with even frivolous products occasionally creating fundamental advances in technology.
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She was accused of profiting by duping illegal migrants into paying her to file frivolous visa applications while remaining in the country indefinitely.
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This may be partly to balance Mr. Hickey, whose Flan is more frivolous and featherweight than John Cunningham's was in the original production.
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Here in the United States, that means rejecting efforts like frivolous lawsuits and investigations targeting government leaks that aim to chill aggressive reporting.
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It is simultaneously frivolous, a luxury for those who can waste money, and a personal responsibility that one is harshly judged for neglecting.
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If the money is in savings, however, it isn't as easy to spend and takes away some of the temptations of frivolous purchases.
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Both of them, like "Corsaire," help ballet to seem the most frivolous of the arts; and it's their dance scenes that trivialize them.
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The frivolous spending might serve the political interests of prosecutors, but we must serve the public's interests and tighten up RICO expenditure rules.
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"It is crucial that the judiciary reduces and eliminates the frivolous exploitation of legal technicalities to defeat the course of justice," he said.
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In the meantime, as CNN legal analyst Renato Mariotti tweeted, "No one should cover his frivolous lawsuits without putting them in proper context."
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Otherworldly Science fiction and fantasy thrillers are often seen as frivolous, action-packed page turners, as critically dismissed as they are compulsively consumed.
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The Fifth Circuit is unlikely to take this frivolous case seriously, and the case will die without the Supreme Court having to intervene.
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It is seen more as a gestural technique, more mechanical, more fleeting, more frivolous, and not the result of inner struggle and emotional search.
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He recommended considering seeking the dismissal of "meritless" cases with defective legal theories and frivolous facts and "parasitic" lawsuits that duplicate pre-existing investigations.
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"Unfortunately, the entire proceedings against him were tainted by her frivolous complaint that she was sexually harassed," Hoose said in a statement on Friday.
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But I've noticed that in the U.S. and England there's a sense in which makeup is seen as frivolous, much more than in Nigeria.
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The high-court exemption can protect justices from scrutiny, but it also leaves claims -- both frivolous and with merit -- unanswered in the public eye.
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He wrote that legally USCIS must conduct interviews, but noted that many of the claims are "frivolous," according to a source who received it.
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"Positive psychology is for people who didn't need a psychologist but often have plenty of money to spend on frivolous things," Brown said, chuckling.
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They, instead, turned to the newspaper's attorneys for a legendary clap-back at a man who has made a thing out of frivolous lawsuits.
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But three years ago, Jane's landlord began filing frivolous lawsuits against her and her mother in an effort to evict them from their home.
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These are meant to provide a way to dismiss frivolous lawsuits quickly while also forcing the losing side to pay the other's legal fees.
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To get this far his attorneys had to overcome nearly insurmountable legal barriers established in the mid-1990s to limit frivolous appeals, experts say.
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We think some details that might be regarded as frivolous by some big media companies are really important for giving people the full picture.
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When veteran business journalist Tim O'Brien reported that Trump isn't as rich as he says he is, Trump launched a series of frivolous lawsuits.
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In addition to helping me cleanse my wardrobe, I use these funds to save up for my more frivolous expenses, like makeup or clothing.
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Since automakers already work with pretty thin margins, this might be the reason we haven't seen more of these comparatively frivolous projects crop up.
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And, if not, why didn't they create one for these stories, given that they present very little risk given the attached lawsuit's frivolous nature?
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The reality was much different: Several of the curators who spoke to Gizmodo said celebrities and other frivolous topics were usually much more popular.
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What looks on the surface like frivolous squabbles are expressions of the profound anxiety many people feel about their place in post-Fukushima Japan.
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These stories about financially prudent billionaires are also used to shame others for their own spending habits, which are cast as frivolous in comparison.
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" A rep for the Knicks tells us, "this is a frivolous lawsuit and nothing more than another attempt by Mr. Oakley to garner attention.
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We will vigorous defend and seek dismissal of this frivolous action and will seek recovery of all attorneys fees and costs from the plaintiff.
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A Commerce Department spokesman said the memo was filed "in the interest of transparency and expeditious resolution of frivolous litigation," The Washington Post reported.
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There are lots of legitimate reasons to oppose a border-adjusted corporate tax, but the claim that it would be unconstitutional is borderline frivolous.
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A national conversation involved a large portion of the public talking about both important and frivolous stuff more or less at the same time.
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The landmark 1964 ruling helped shield newspapers from frivolous lawsuits filed by Southern officials who sought to quash civil-rights coverage by the press.
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Instead, they have focused on what they describe as frivolous gigs and costs that have grown considerably, even as overall military spending has shrunk.
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The vernacular idiom that Hurston valued Wright and others deprecated as backward; her literary concern with romantic love was considered frivolous and even vulgar.
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" In response, Heard's rep said in a statement: "This frivolous action is just the latest of Johnny Depp's repeated efforts to silence Amber Heard.
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In my health report, some of the inherited traits ranged from the frivolous (my sensitivity to bitter tastes) to T.M.I. (my type of earwax).
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But this year, in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, celebrities walking the red carpet didn't have the space to be quite so frivolous.
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In a sense his melodies and arrangements are inappropriate to such a presentation, implying, as they do, a happier singer singing more frivolous words.
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It ensured that even the brightest Hootie songs weren't frivolous, and has secured him a long-running second career as a country music star.
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Under the system, both financial behaviors like "frivolous spending" and bad behaviors like lighting up in smoke-free zones can result in stiff consequences.
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"I think self care has become a bad word because it's often a marketing strategy for things that feel frivolous," Ms. Mehlman Petrzela said.
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" At the end of Okot's narrative, an account that makes "tragedy" (Beth's word) seem inadequate and frivolous, he is asked, "How did you survive?
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Mr. Pérez, like others interviewed while socializing on the broken island, said he felt a certain guilt for enjoying a frivolous moment of leisure.
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Treating an abortion as though it is a frivolous procedure akin to deciding to a face lift and not something absolutely necessary is absurd.
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Whether that makes our current rash of populist leaders and political parties simply more frivolous and more easily resisted is, of course, another question.
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Coward, you feel, would approve of a production, and a star, that can be frivolous one minute and give us genuine feeling the next.
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Alluring and frivolous claims that reproductive technologies will inevitably be used to create tall, beautiful, superhuman geniuses with superb athletic abilities circulate ad nauseam.
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"New York we will not be intimidated by the NRA's frivolous lawsuit to advance its dangerous gun-peddling agenda," Cuomo said in a statement.
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"This provision simply protects good actors who proactively block or screen for offensive material and thus shields them from any frivolous lawsuits," he said.
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"The state's attorney charged these outlandish and, on its face, frivolous charges, which caused a cacophony of terror in the community," Ms. Green said.
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Why, for example, being concerned with the environment is not frivolous, and why being sensitive to sexism and racism is not silly political correctness.
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As a former attorney general, I have no interest in seeing unnecessary delays or frivolous claims raised in any litigation, including in capital cases.
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She avoided what she referred to as the "cafe mentality," which she said is common mistake for millennials and can lead to frivolous spending.
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Republicans disagree, suggesting that it would create a storm of frivolous lawsuits that would greatly impact small businesses instead of the Big Tech industry.
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Frivolous lawsuits are as old as defamation law, and since the 1980s, some states have tried to curb the problem through "anti-SLAPP" laws.
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Mocking O'Rourke's gestures might seem a frivolous at a time of national political angst and with a heavy duty policy debate already under way.
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"These bids are expensive, so you wouldn't be frivolous with your capital unless you were reasonably confident of finding a way through," Langley said.
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The system seeks to grade citizens based on their behavior, for example, punishing some for frivolous spending and rewarding others who follow the rules.
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Critics of basic income argue that cash stipends reduce the incentive for people to find jobs and encourage recipients to make more frivolous purchases.
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The Supreme Court has, of course, permitted states to regulate access to the ballot for the purposes of separating out serious from frivolous candidates.
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I didn't think I had the intellectual stamina for it, so I decided to be a fashion designer, because that was frivolous and easy.
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It's considered glamorous to spend $500 on a dress, but would be seen as frivolous or ridiculous for spending $500 on a sex toy.
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"This is a frivolous lawsuit and nothing more than another attempt by Mr. Oakley to garner attention," Madison Square Garden Co said in a statement.
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Somehow sensing that Manon has a frivolous side and a weakness for finery, Geronte decides to abduct her and take her to Paris with him.
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But it's not entirely frivolous to look back at the case now that a Google driverless car has been deemed at fault in a crash.
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These discarded things can be anything from the most frivolous (a nail-biting habit) to the deeply profound (the grief over a lost loved one).
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" Heard's attorney, Eric M. George said in a statement, "This frivolous action is just the latest of Johnny Depp's repeated efforts to silence Amber Heard.
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Those who work with battered women say forcing victims to spend money on lawyers and show up to fight multiple frivolous legal challenges is common.
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After Andy scoffs about what she considers frivolous fashion choices, Miranda informs Andy that the frumpy blue sweater she's wearing isn't simply blue, it's cerulean.
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This is just a frivolous thing — it's just dresses on a red carpet, and then everybody will write about a new dress the next day.
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Plante: We'll get to the critically frivolous but conversationally fun question of whether or not this was the best year ever for first-person shooters.
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Calling the lawsuit "frivolous," Garofalo said it will be "successfully defended," also stating that "Daniel Perelmutter has been the bane of his neighbors for years."
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Create a spending plan that includes for a set amount of "fun money," a fund that you can use for more frivolous purchases without guilt.
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If I don't control some element of my life—some small element, no matter how trite or frivolous, some element like Instagram—everything falls apart.
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At the same time, Florida law makes it a crime for a poll watcher to file a "frivolous" challenge of any person's right to vote.
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While you might think of verification as a frivolous bit of social preening, it's also used as a legitimate tool that can help filter abuse.
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To his detractors, he was pigheaded, so much so that he was suspended from practicing law for 30 days in 2008 for filing frivolous suits.
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The current allegations sent to me by the New York Times and Los Angeles Times range from the patently untrue to the frivolous and hurtful.
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"Hudbay believes the litigation is frivolous and will vigorously defend itself," the miner said, adding it will seek to recover its legal costs from Waterton.
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A five pence charge for plastic shopping bags has suppressed frivolous demand for them because consumers are well placed to balance the pros and cons.
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The campaign operation Trump has already set up ahead of the 2020 president election called the lawsuit frivolous and characterized it as a fundraising effort.
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But there has to be a balance between the frivolous and the sharp, something that all online content platforms (this site included) are still learning.
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If I were a billionaire, buying overpriced Basquiats and chartering flights to the fucking moon are probably the least frivolous things I'd get up to.
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Some critics, including a group of legal scholars, has warned that broad legislation on trade secrets could lead to more frivolous litigation in federal courts.
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Conservatives have argued some of the programs that have benefited from NEA and NEH grants are overly controversial or frivolous and shouldn't get government backing.
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We are visiting Washington this week to ask Congress to reform our patent laws to prevent frivolous litigation from hurting other entrepreneurs across the country.
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They have been told by the corporations that fund them that arbitration will eliminate frivolous lawsuits, keep the courts unclogged, and prevent needless legal fees.
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For example, his 2006 lawsuit against Fantagraphics, a vital independent publisher specializing in graphic novels, seems to have been frivolous and motivated by personal malice.
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Well, one way to prevent it is to pass a federal anti-slap act, which basically is like an anti-frivolous lawsuit of this description.
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Bauhaus - German for "building house" - pioneered a new restraint as a reaction against the decorative frills of the pre-war era that now seemed frivolous.
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Reached by phone on Tuesday, the Indiana National Guard's public affairs director, Major Charles Wimp, said military-owned helicopters are never used for frivolous purposes.
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The National Association of Manufacturers, which recently launched a project to fight back against what it sees as frivolous climate lawsuits, also slammed the action.
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This means going beyond providing frivolous perks, but rather finding ways to better support your team functionally and emotionally in order to grow the business.
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How has a network with a reputation as a somewhat silly, frivolous platform gained the approval of Wall Street, health advocates, and Twitter pundits alike?
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And sometimes people just don't like the person working next to them so they, you know, they come in for a lot of frivolous reasons.
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Although China's defense spending has risen more slowly in the last few years, some experts say it's frivolous given the challenges in its domestic economy.
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She says she considered her own writings about love too frivolous for a project until now devoted to headier themes like justice and political action.
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Gun industry lobbyists asserted that these suits were frivolous and unprecedented as they subjected gun sellers to civil liability even when they complied with regulations.
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For Lande, the fact that Newton transferred from Florida amid allegations of academic transgressions and his seemingly frivolous attitude weighed heavily on his evaluation process.
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She will not use donor money for the trip, she said, expressing a little anxiety about whether her benefactors would see the travel as frivolous.
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The company created a "Hall of Shame" to call out businesses and people filing notices for frivolous reasons or to tamp down negative news coverage.
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The comedian Nick Fraser, a Vine star turned Instagram personality, drapes himself in luxurious robes, do-rags and furs, posturing as a frivolous, opulent character.
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"There are also laws deeming frivolous litigation as harassment," Mr. Schwartz said, giving the landlord another reason not to pursue a hollow claim against you.
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"I'm taking something that seems frivolous and feminine and exploding it and making it something new," says the artist of her penchant for gift-wrapping.
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Forget Alice Waters — nowadays I'm the Selina Meyer of the kitchen, unconcerned with such frivolous matters as morality as long as the job gets done.
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It also says the rule could expose businesses to frivolous lawsuits, and the regulator should have considered other options, such as improved disclosure in contracts.
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Sanders despises frivolous campaign coverage and questions and sees any time spent on scandal or drama as time stolen from a discussion of the issues.
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"If you buy a designer thing like Armani secondhand from somewhere like Macy's, it's still something that is frivolous and luxurious and indulgent," Meyvis said.
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A small number of individuals and law firms have filed lawsuits, sometimes excessive lawsuits, that have been deemed frivolous and punitive by some business owners.
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"This complaint is a frivolous effort to use the courts to litigate the foreign policy judgments of the President of the United States," it added.
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It would get much, much easier for an asylum claim to get marked "frivolous," making the asylum seeker permanently ineligible for any form of legal status.
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"The idea for the cancellation of world records is frivolous and incorrect," Bulgarian Olympic Committee chairwoman Kostadinova, 51, said in an open letter to local media.
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That eye-popping price tag has led lawmakers from both parties to routinely criticize presidents for taking the planes out on seemingly frivolous or partisan outings.
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While the Right to Pee campaign may initially seem funny or frivolous, it's ultimately about granting women their basic rights in the 21st-century urban space.
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" Pelosi's deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, fired back at Gaetz in a statement to The Hill on Thursday morning, calling the complaint a "frivolous stunt.
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Many such appeals are frivolous: Democracy North Carolina, a watchdog, found that, among the tiny number of supposed felons, almost half were not felons at all.
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For those companies that find themselves under attack by frivolous litigation, an unfortunate but necessary path for defense may be to actually acquire patents from trolls.
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That means you account for each and every dollar you spend so that your income minus your expenses equals zero, leaving no room for frivolous spending.
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While promposals might seem frivolous, students seem to care about them a lot, and they look forward to them as much as the actual prom dance.
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Ignoring that "civilization brain energy" isn't a real thing, Tyson has fallen into a familiar trap, implying that serious and frivolous pursuits are somehow mutually exclusive.
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A common misconception, though, is that this necessitates adopting some kind of spartan, pioneer woman existence that eliminates the frivolous pleasures of eyeshadow and curling irons.
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Apple isn't publicly responding to the charges but the court documents show its attorneys believe this case is frivolous because "hypothetical circumstances" don't constitute a breach.
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A common complaint among liberals on Twitter is that their accounts are locked and suspended more often and for more frivolous reasons than those of conservatives.
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"This frivolous action is just the latest of Johnny Depp's repeated efforts to silence Amber Heard," her attorney Eric M. George told PEOPLE in a statement.
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But you'll always know how to get back on track, and the holistic design means that what you've been doing will rarely feel irrelevant or frivolous.
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These weren't frivolous, purely-for-the-aesthetics accessories — the pieces are meant to represent the idea of surviving and staying afloat in a tumultuous political environment.
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The Justice Department doesn't say in its motion to dismiss that the Gilead suit is frivolous or that the former employees are unsuitable to bring it.
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It speaks to a really not excellent part of American culture, that we don't think happiness is worthwhile in and of itself — that it seems frivolous.
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"This was even more frivolous than we are used to seeing so I thought I would have a little fun with it," Cain said on Friday.
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Some find the word to be an insult – that one of the most important moments of their lives could be boiled down to something so frivolous.
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If you are nice enough to watch my TV show, why would I waste your time with frivolous scenes and dialogue that I don't believe in?
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But in addition to this seemingly frivolous exercise, the team also spent months tracking the transportation habits of people from all backgrounds in the three cities.
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CECU says the rules that would give students greater ability to sue universities for fraud are written too broadly, opening up the door to frivolous litigation.
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" Ms. Boone has no interest in misleading clients and we are confident that this frivolous and vindictive lawsuit will be dismissed," he said in the statement.
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Federal and many state laws generally prohibit a losing public agency from seeking fees against an unsuccessful public interest plaintiff, unless the lawsuit was utterly frivolous.
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The provision has widely been seen as pivotal in allowing the growth of web companies by protecting them from frivolous lawsuits over content created by users.
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Musk's lawyers say the Tesla CEO's Twitter account is filled with frivolous jokes, including tweets about being a Martian and arming people against the zombie apocalypse.
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I've written in the past about why the state's claim to standing is frivolous and contrary to the Supreme Court's modern precedents on federal court jurisdiction.
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If one chooses to interpret the end-of-year malaise as burnout, then using otherwise frivolous music as a way to reorient the spirit makes sense.
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Admittedly more frivolous than most of the ideas being pitched today, Drafter is an inbox assistant that automatically drafts email responses based on your previous interactions.
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Some of the initial experiments are of a more frivolous nature – like being about to change the color of a post on your Dashboard, for example.
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In a response filed in the court on Friday, the media companies called the anonymous request a "frivolous and desperate attempt" that came far too late.
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It's the explanation for why I've agreed, so many times, with so many different men, that my interests were less important and my pursuits more frivolous.
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But it can also be viewed as part of the sexism that reduces girls' and young women's interests to nothing more than frivolous wastes of time.
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This whole thing might sound completely frivolous, but the stakes aren't: The plaintiff is seeking $5 million in damages as part of a class-action lawsuit.
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But the most urgent looks were a middle section of suits shown with loose tailored shirts and peplum-accented blouses, work wear neither uptight nor frivolous.
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It should start with an acknowledgment that the country's style of election coverage can seem frivolous—especially compared to the rigour of its reporting on government.
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These then are the two bits of so called evidence of the influence of the past upon the present, and both are either frivolous or lightweight.
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And there are other laws on the books in most U.S. states aimed at protecting people from frivolous lawsuits that infringe on their First Amendment rights.
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Supporters counter that Oklahoma's proposal, called State Question 777, would protect farmers from burdensome regulations and frivolous lawsuits, creating a healthy environment for investment in agriculture.
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Quality patents prevent frivolous assertion by creating barriers to entry through allowing patent examiners to reject patents for inventions that are truly obvious or un-new.
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Frivolous lawsuits, the argument runs, are major drivers of health care costs, as is wasteful "defensive medicine" (doctors ordering unnecessary tests to protect themselves from lawsuits).
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On Tuesday, one of the defendants in the Ft. Lauderdale suit, David Hammer, filed a motion seeking sanctions against the investors for filing a frivolous suit.
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They are now marks for frivolous litigation premised upon nebulous assertions as well as a complete and willful ignorance of how pop music is actually made.
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In addition to cutting down on frivolous cases, this might even encourage NPEs to shift business model and start doing something useful for the U.S. economy.
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A perennial argument of supporters of such measures is that many claims are frivolous, clogging the court system and driving up health care costs for everyone.
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"A frivolous lawsuit was filed recently alleging that Oscar De La Hoya sexually assaulted 'Jane Doe,' which is completely false," Oscar's rep said in a statement.
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As part of party leader and President Xi Jinping's ideological drive, the party has also sought to crack down on internet content deemed frivolous or immoral.
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Tate, who was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1943, chose, early on, a tactically frivolous, essentially defensive manner, full of homespun jokes and antic swerves.
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It's a shame Merkin, and the editorial decisions of New York magazine, foreclosed upon that opportunity in favor of this frivolous fare that gets us nowhere.
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That tension is something that I explore in the collections — thinking about the pragmatic and utilitarian and the frivolous and decorated and how they go together.
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The fact that she was the most visible face of trans issues in the US made transition seem like something frivolous, undertaken only by the rich.
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The precedent for these Obama-era lawsuits paves the way for frivolous litigation to take patents away from companies, harming American innovation for years to come.
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"This is a frivolous legal action, filed precipitously and without basis in the law," Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF's president and general counsel, said in a statement.
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Yeah, so it's not completely frivolous, but as Ashlee Vance and I reported over the summer, Larry Page has two companies ... In vertical lift and takeoff.
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Over those four years, I accumulated a closet full of frivolous clothing, dissected a depressing number of mice, wrote more than 100 poems and folded 500 cranes.
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He should probably claim that he is too busy protecting consumers to engage in an activity as frivolous as tromping through the woods and gaping at trees.
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The project, dubbed the "Holiday Hole," saw online donors contribute more than $100,573 -- or, as organizers called it, "money thrown in the hole" -- for the frivolous dig.
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The number rose from 21.06 in 20053, and was the highest since the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, designed to curb frivolous lawsuits, took effect in 22005.
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The album failed to make an impact, and within a few years Frank's insurance fortune had been whiled away on cars, hotel rooms and other frivolous expenditures.
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On top of that, we want to reduce the risk of needing to arrest [people] for frivolous, low-level violations, or "technical violations," as they call it.
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The judge called them all 'Frivolous' They always had 50% custody and still did when court ended as I had and have NEVER asked for full custody.
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But, instead, the takeaway message is that our prime minister is a woman who likes clothes and shoes and is therefore frivolous and not a serious person.
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But some people's view of the world demands a complete separation of the "frivolous" arena of celebrity and fashion from the "serious" work of politics and business.
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"When women shop, it's seen as being frivolous," explains Anne Boden, CEO of Starling Bank whose new campaign Make Money Equal is seeking to rectify this issue.
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It raises the question of why social clubs in poor Rio neighborhoods spend so much time, energy and money on something so seemingly frivolous as a parade.
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He has said repeatedly that the 2015 ruling passed "on a party-line vote," and believes that the FCC's previous 2015 ruling is essentially frivolous and unnecessary.
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We have a hard time imagining the Mother of Dragons doing anything frivolous, between needing to reclaim her throne and save Westeros from White Walkers and all.
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Death is not so frivolous in "That Dragon, Cancer," a video game about Joel Green, a terminally ill 2500-year-old, and his parents, Ryan and Amy.
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What is it about the incredible wealth these billionaires or major tech companies have that makes these sorts of what appear to be frivolous projects a reality?
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The BSD + Patents license just intends to give our teams more room to make meaningful contributions to open source while decreasing our time spent fighting frivolous lawsuits.
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It's an entire interview about children's books — a seemingly frivolous subject — and it talks about how they can be dumb and terrible, but not at Sendak's expense.
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" Indeed, the regulation said that in many instances "producers and writers are treating serious history in a frivolous way, which should by no means be encouraged anymore.
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Companies and their founders earn obscene amounts of money for frivolous apps, while private equity firms squeeze money from their holdings while the masses live in poverty.
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Has already and I expect a report from them not on the handling of classified information because that&aposs frivolous but on did I comply with policy?
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The act was championed as a solution to the thousands of supposed "frivolous lawsuits" by prisoners, with barely any discussion by Congress about its far-reaching effects.
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Looking back, the PLRA did not solve a problem of "frivolous" litigation, rather it masked and discredited the legitimate claims of people with nowhere else to turn.
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Many older users today see Snapchat as frivolous or a waste of time because they think Snapchat is social media rather than a faster way to communicate.
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More broadly deukhu were assumed to lead idle, unproductive lives, shut away in dingy flats playing video games or scouring the web for their next frivolous curio.
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That work, for well over a decade, was only possible because we knew that our company leadership would defend it if it came under frivolous legal attack.
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"I have to say to Mr. Trump, you have been threatening frivolous lawsuits for your entire adult life," Cruz said at a news conference in South Carolina.
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He learned an important lesson from that frivolous first splurge: "You can't sleep in two beds in one night, and you just don't need it," John says.
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" In response to Depp's lawsuit, Heard's rep said in a statement: "This frivolous action is just the latest of Johnny Depp's repeated efforts to silence Amber Heard.
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Instead of championing free speech, he seeks to crush it with an authoritarian fist, inciting violence against peaceful protestors and launching frivolous lawsuits to silence his critics.
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In the meantime, we should defiantly shake off the idea that pleasure is slightly shameful or frivolous and become early adopters of this rational kind of hedonism.
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So a lot of couples said that they want to goal set and plan but they don't necessarily want to argue about did they make frivolous purchases.
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Almost two years and hundreds of millions of dollars later, companies from every sector may get the reprieve from frivolous TCPA litigation they have been begging for.
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It should be a day of celebration, a reward for saving that quarter of a day over the last four years, to be spent on something frivolous.
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If a small or medium company does opt to go to trial, they face average legal costs up to $28503 million to defend against these frivolous claims.
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" The NRA did not immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment, but told The Post that it follows the law and called the legal challenge "frivolous.
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He has required the urgent attention of the courts and the Supreme Court for frivolous privilege claims—all to cover up his oral sex from an intern.
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And despite its frivolous nature, Trevor Altpeter, Director of the Counterparty Foundation, says that rare Pepe trading is a welcome test of the capabilities of the protocol.
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That's true of big questions like climate change, but it's also true of "frivolous" day-to-day campaign matters — like the many, many lies of Donald Trump.
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Take this smart walker, for instance: The same tech that goes into tacky toys and frivolous appliances could help an aging generation regain its mobility and independence.
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He talks about how people are very skilled at being frivolous with their time, yet surprised by how short life appears when they are at their death.
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Calling young women's use of selfies narcissistic echoes the claims that we are obsessed with ourselves and our image, indulging in frivolous hobbies involving hair and makeup.
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The latest episode of HBO's "Silicon Valley" took on an issue that is all too familiar to startups across the country — the threat of frivolous patent litigation.
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SAN JUAN, P.R. — Like many other frivolous things on the island these days, the shiny motorcycles at the Planet Honda showroom have been pushed to the side.
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Bloomberg's campaign spent 70% of its total budget on advertising, according to The New York Times, but that still left tens of millions for more frivolous purchases.
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The rulings, which overturned decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, should benefit consumers and deter frivolous or abusive patent infringement lawsuits.
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Laura is the movie's one minor letdown, partly because she seems more frivolous than Paterson, with pursuits that are more hobbies than they are brow-furrowing art.
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The other defendants said in emails responding to my requests for comment that they stand by David Hammer's motion describing the investor allegations as false and frivolous.
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China has tightened limits on how much money it is allowing past its borders, and that has threatened purchases that some Chinese officials have criticized as frivolous.
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He has frequently slammed the probe as a "witch hunt," dismissing it as a frivolous investigation launched by his political enemies seeking to delegitimize his election victory.
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The gun control bill would repeal the controversial Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which is intended to shield the gun industry from frivolous lawsuits.
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For instance, if you evaluate your financial choices through this lens, you'll (hopefully) reap the power of compound interest through investing instead of doing constant frivolous spending.
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Indeed, the cost of getting a frivolous lawsuit thrown out of court can be well over seven figures, often making it impossible for innocent victims to recover.
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Living with a constant sense of urgency didn't do much except to make me feel anxious; having so many unfinished projects made me feel ineffective and frivolous.
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FOSTA is fine-tuned to stop internet-enabled sex trafficking without dampening the freedom and exuberance of the Internet or exposing web-hosting sites to frivolous lawsuits.
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They also dismissed the argument that their decision would unleash a flood of frivolous lawsuits — an argument now being recycled by Mr. Trump's lawyers — as mere speculation.
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But creating a list of the things you really need to update will help you stay focused in the face of tempting, but frivolous, purchases, Rick says.
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Recent legislative and judicial changes intended to protect innovators and entrepreneurs by deterring frivolous lawsuits have handicapped those very creators the patent system was designed to protect.
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It would require courts to recognize the property rights established by our Founders while also empowering the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on frivolous infringement claims.
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"Personal finance info aimed at women is a steady stream of condescending advice to restrain ourselves from overspending on 'frivolous' things like shoes or lattes," Krawcheck said.
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There's a misconception that Silicon Valley is all about creating frivolous apps and getting paid buckets of money to do it while working in a frat house.
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Ultimately, comparing Federer and Williams is a frivolous task, as they will only ever compete against each other if another "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match materialises.
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"Fashion is not simply something frivolous or even simply decorative," he said addressing a crowd that included Madame Grès, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Thierry Mugler among others.
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In the docs, obtained by TMZ, the bank says Dixon's claim is "frivolous," and he would need to have a written agreement to transfer ownership of Prince's catalog.
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In the end, Judge Furman said, the Kleins lost their "far from frivolous" attack on the arbitration award because federal law requires deep deference to the arbitrators' decisions.
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It is hard to convince prudish parents of the creative merits of frivolous dolls, and grown-up Chinese collectors prefer short and chubby Molly, a popular local poppet.
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Many presidents ignore nominating marathons on the other side of the aisle to avoid elevating potential opponents and appear as devoted to the less frivolous business of government.
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Her displays of manic energy are intercut with bouts of thoughtful contemplation that tug at the heartstrings just enough to raise the stakes on this otherwise frivolous weekend.
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After all, when Snow was lamenting "the two cultures," it was the scientists who were considered the second-rate minds, or the frivolous tinkerers, at Oxford and Cambridge.
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Rocket Lab's Humanity Star — a satellite designed to be visible to the naked eye as a piece of art — received major criticism from astronomers for its frivolous nature.
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Miners are responsible for maintaining the blockchain, but anybody can set themselves up as one, so there needs to be a way to deter frivolous or malicious operators.
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I realized that I had a platform, I had a voice, and I really didn't want to be a waste of space and use that for something frivolous.
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Frivolous lawsuits and those demanding damages far in excess of the value of the allegedly infringed patent detract from our ability to push innovation and better products forward.
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"This seems to be the latest nonsensical and outlandish claim made by a chef who merely seeks publicity from the filing of a frivolous action," Heitner tells PEOPLE.
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And Donald, then in college, did not approve, haranguing his older brother about wasting his time on frivolous pursuits and telling him to come back to real estate.
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Anything that is seen as 'feminine' (pop culture, makeup, fashion) is dismissed as frivolous, while traditionally 'masculine' activities such as baseball, fishing, and golf are upheld as pastimes.
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It's certainly not worse, and with a "block notifications" shortcut always available, I can go directly to muting an app that gets too frivolous with its notification privileges.
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Instead, he said, he sought Byrne's help to lift the "frivolous" requirements for the shipyard and construction industries because they would disincentivize those companies from buying coal slag.
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Fairly or unfairly, the financial collapse affected real people, and it made Sex and The City — which ended in 2004 — seem frivolous and out of touch in retrospect.
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Bendis's message, when taken disingenuously, gives power to those who have always benefited from it (predominantly white men) by framing fans' desire for representation as a frivolous complaint.
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Celebrity magazines and reality TV shows have contributed to the idea that gossiping is somewhere on the spectrum between a frivolous waste of time and a moral failing.
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While the festive holiday trappings can make these conversations seem somewhat frivolous, taking this time can be an opportunity to strengthen your connection with your partner, Boykin says.
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Trigger happy. Evasive. LYING. Vacuous. Vapid. Vacant. Vacationing. Meaningless. Frivolous. Oblivious. Sloppy. Silly. Empty. Outvoted. Overruled. Overturned. Null. Void. Inane. Inept. Negligent. Negligible. Naïve. Juvenile. Trivial. Disappointing. Underwhelming.
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"I think restoring towns where no one lives qualifies as a frivolous expense for tax payers to make," said Curtis Kalin, communications director for Citizens Against Government Waste.
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Odell's camp vehemently denied the allegations -- claimed Beckham had no involvement in any violence -- and claimed Beckham was being extorted by a man who filed a frivolous lawsuit.
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Kendall's company filed docs asking a judge to make photographer Al Pereira fork over $22k to cover her cost for needlessly defending what she calls a "frivolous" lawsuit.
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While the lawsuit does briefly touch on why Bumble thinks Match Group's patent infringement claims are frivolous, the main focus is on these new allegations against Match Group.
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For example, you can take a hard look at your budget and figure out what frivolous expenses you can eliminate and instead put that toward your nest egg.
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Making matters worse, even when a project completes the permitting process, more often than not, mining companies will face automatic and frivolous legal challenges from environmental extremist groups.
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It filed a counterclaim alleging Alnylam was pursuing a frivolous lawsuit that improperly interfered with its funding sources and partnership opportunities in order to crush its smaller competitor.
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I think that, to the extent that they are taken seriously in implying that evil is omnipresent and seemingly inescapable, they are politically frivolous, if not downright destructive.
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" As he walks down the street, he poses the interesting question that most parents have probably wondered about the many seemingly frivolous things that their children supposedly "need.
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Washington knows some residents are going to think the police are being frivolous and overspending on a splashy car, but after careful calculations the department can justify it.
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Like the notorious and brutally misinterpreted "shrimp on a treadmill" study, the notion of subsidizing a rendezvous of rhyming cowboys perfectly showcased their claims of frivolous federal spending.
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By having a smart attorney who pulled no punches, we were able to beat the aggressive competitor who had tried to scare our clients with a frivolous lawsuit.
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They and the propaganda blogs, like frivolous Daily Caller & deeply weird Breitbart, are working overtime to distort the message & paint those preparing to protest as calling for violence.
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It is a fierce movement, and sometimes a frivolous one, aiming the power of its outrage at excessive prison sentences, tasteless Halloween costumes, and many offenses in between.
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By that standard, plaintiffs can be held liable for paying defendants' legal fees only when a court holds that the plaintiff's suit was frivolous or utterly without foundation.
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If you really follow it, envelope budgeting can help you stop wasting money on frivolous purchases and focus your money into the places that are the most important.
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The changes to the Creates Act will help address the Republican concern that the bill would lead to "frivolous litigation" against drug companies, a GOP committee aide said.
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This policy would have the dual benefit of deterring frivolous asylum claims while rewarding those migrants with legally compelling cases, and could substantially reduce the immigration court backlog.
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As Axios' Jonathan Swan has reported, Trump and his chief of staff John Kelly are becoming increasingly frustrated with stories of cabinet secretaries' frivolous spending on taxpayers' dime.
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It's good because Apple's claims were frivolous; its patents were questionable; and its use of litigation to hold back a competitor set another wrong precedent for the industry.
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An exposed database run by River City Media leaked over 393 million email addresses in 2017, which prompted a frivolous lawsuit against the security researcher who found it.
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And while no one is eager to add to America's monstrous debt burden, using low-cost financing to modernize vital infrastructure is not your typical frivolous government spending.
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Sheriff Craig D. Apple Sr., who runs the Albany jail, dismissed the inmates' claims of abuse as "frivolous" and an attempt to force their return to the city.
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What Biden wanted is what he's likely to get: a more focused, less frivolous evening in which he and one other opponent have plenty of time to speak.
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" Mr. Bailey, who is well known for vigorously defending his clients in both the courts and the media, contends that many of the H.R.I.-inspired lawsuits are "frivolous.
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They regaled me with both frivolous and revealing tidbits about Mr. Trump and their routine at the golf club, leaving no doubt that they knew the place well.
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For years Turkey has, through frivolous and empty threats, bullied and intimidated the United States government to stop it from properly recognizing Turkey's role in the Armenian genocide.
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Beyond the more frivolous gifts we purchase ourselves as so-called acts of self-care, the very process of eating, drinking, and, well, existing can add up quickly.
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Despite being, by many accounts, both thoughtful and generous, she regularly played host to snobs, airheads, bigots and a walking Page Six of the most frivolous boldface names.
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Trump's election is simultaneously a sign that a lot of people were desperate for something different and a reflection of the shallow and frivolous culture that spawned him.
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A pedicure in the dead of winter, when open-toed shoes are firmly out of the question, is the ultimate frivolous pleasure, something you do solely for yourself.
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And just as the crowd was cycling through its questions, he seemed to be puzzling through a few of his own: Why feign seriousness in a frivolous world?
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