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dullness

[duhl-nis] / ˈdʌl nɪs /




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Of all the dullness on display at Ibrox, Cammy Devlin's five-minute cameo stood apart.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

It feels like a petty grievance—yet another example of greatness being conflated with dullness.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Excessive coloring of the hair to lighten the color can cause damage to the hair shaft leading to dullness, increased hair fragility, and breakage.

From National Geographic Aug. 22, 2023

“There was just a weird dullness on defense.”

From Seattle Times Dec. 2, 2022

Some two or three days later I noticed a change in Kuti: his eyes lost their dullness and the whimpering that had been so harrowing to listen to lessened and stopped.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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