Some observers scoffed at this analysis, but three weeks later the stock eclipsed the market, immediately making him an Internet "guru" and Wall Street phenomenon.

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Lee Bailey scoffed at some pundits who were predicting a guilty one.

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Like many of their friends at the time (and some today), they scoffed at the idea as a convention of heterosexual relationships, Sandis Wright said.

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Smith also scoffed at the notion that some working developers were taking a risk by jumping from the cushy salary of a bank or consultancy to work for a startup, which could fail.

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People scoffed when Toyota announced its plans for creating its own luxury brand rather than paying for some other firm's glorious history.

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