bore
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She said her own CDU party in Saxony also bore responsibility for the decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the beginning of the year, the rotation bore the brunt of the injury bug, with left-hander Blake Snell and right-hander Tyler Glasnow missing months of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
I won’t bore you with our dismal record, but being on the team was the most transformative experience of my young adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
She bore a large scar on her face when she met with AFP at her home in Bethlehem, holding a stuffed fox that had belonged to her son.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Croquet’s a bore, but he was right about the widows.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Give it a listen; it sounds like it was written by committee and by four bored teens in equal measure.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Announcing the policy at the party's conference in Brighton, co-deputy leader Mothin Ali said there were a million "bored, desperate and lost" young people who were out of work, training or education.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
They are from drill holes bored hundreds of metres below the surface by mineral exploration companies decades ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
A classmate had told her about a website where she could create a character to chat with if she ever felt lonely or bored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Nathan wasn’t sure if Uncle Jet set it up for acting so terribly toward them, or if he was so bored that he had nothing better to do.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
"It makes practising feel much more engaging and like the real thing, compared to practising at home on your own, which feels a bit awkward and boring."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The lack of conflict that might have been created on a conventional news channel renders his impromptu network interminably boring.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The bond market has a reputation for being boring.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
No matter what you thought of her attempts to channel Blondie and Joan Jett on 2020’s “Plastic Hearts” or incorporate goth and industrial textures on 2025’s “Something Beautiful,” the results were rarely boring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
This is true, though Dad typically prefers boring French classics to bestsellers.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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