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As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Even this winter, the snow and record low temperatures couldn’t dully my getaway.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024

A young girl in a stylish headband curled up on one of the few seats lining the sides of the plane and tapped dully at an iPad.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021

Instead of embedding such sections into the life, dully hammering in connections, the work is cordoned off by a little white space.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2021

The mercenary brought up his injured hand and grabbed the tip of the sword, moving with such sudden speed that the metal rang dully with the contact.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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