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humdrum

[huhm-druhm] / ˈhʌmˌdrʌm /


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Thankfully for Rovere, director Alan J. Pakula would turn those humdrum parts of “All the President’s Men” into a gripping procedural just two years later, crafting a legendary piece of American cinema in the process.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2026

Locals here have more humdrum problems to attend to: a slowing economy as investment falls after several big infrastructure projects were completed, labor shortages and rising prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

Certainly the humdrum of legislation or bureaucratic rule-marking is nothing like the gossipy speculation about who may or may not bid to lead California as its 41st governor.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2026

And, given his humdrum season with Columbus Crew, how did Nancy get this job in the first place?

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

I didn’t know that then—nor, indeed, that there was any new future to prepare for in a life as humdrum and predictable as mine.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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