tedious
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But the idea that a documentary that isn’t detailing some recent or mysterious event is inherently tedious is a gross misconception.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The CGI-heavy showdown becomes tedious after a while, and the ending is ambiguous, leaving the door open for a rematch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Coming up with prompts could be easy some days—“Explain this at a sixth-grade level”— or more tedious when it came to teaching AI about, say, technical specifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
They had little choice about their potential victims - in the end it was Jerry Hall and Ross Kemp who wandered in to join Maya and James A in deliberately tedious conversation.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Building a new canoe was backbreaking, tedious work that cost the expedition precious time.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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