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In spells it felt ludicrous that there could be any trace of stress.
The thought of inviting the Ahmeds over to their small, shabby apartment felt ludicrous.
Willian's goal was a peach and, frankly, it felt ludicrous that Conte is widely assumed to be on his way out in the summer.
Eventually, the pairing felt ludicrous; some executives who had used the formal Sie with one another for decades now went over to du.
As the words rolled off my tongue, they felt ludicrous -- until my voice broke.
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There are also practical and ethical arguments against child labor — it feels ludicrous to even have to write that — having to do with children's health, their different vulnerability to danger in a workplace, their inability to meaningfully consent to a contract, their possible exploitation by adults, the opportunity costs to them and to society in terms of education and social development.
Of course an image of His Holiness hunched over his mobile stabbing in 140 characters feels ludicrous.
"It felt increasingly ludicrous spending time writing about strangers when there were more important subjects at home," he says, with typical bluntness, in one chapter.
Restaurant bills can feel similarly ludicrous too, as if price alone can elevate the mediocre.
The experience feels especially ludicrous when you are standing on the street on a sunny day being told by the app that no taxis are available while dozens of empty cabs zip by.
All the rest of that week I tried to think through my decision carefully, but the more I tried to organize my thoughts the more ludicrous I felt for thinking them at all.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com