bored
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I’m pleasantly surprised by what I’m listening to instead of frustrated and bored.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
"I'm bored out of my mind," one journalist told AFP, declining to be named.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
"I was thinking right then, she's going to be bored and lonely, there should be something on YouTube for Luna," says Carano, a pilot who now lives in Bologna, Italy.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Maybe one could surmise that people have gotten tired of heated discourse, that they’re bored by arguing.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
As Euwe continued with his remarks, Bobby appeared bored and lonely, even though more than a thousand people were looking up regularly at him.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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