anodyne
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These might be helpful, anodyne retail chatbots; they also might be utter menaces like Google Docs’ Gemini pop-up.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Having spent years listening to Cubans repeat anodyne revolutionary slogans when asked for their opinions on camera, it's disarming to hear such frank views expressed with no outward fear of the repercussions.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Be not deceived by the anodyne title: This ode to the author’s German shepherd is the weirdest book on my list, by far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The interview is utterly anodyne, a doddering exchange of pleasantries and carefully selected humanizing anecdotes.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
They provided us deep pleasure, an anodyne to the squalor and clutter of the street.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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