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[yawn] / jɔn /


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So far, the public response to all this is mostly a yawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Or, in other words, pour yourself a cup of ambition and yawn and stretch and try to come to life.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

While the initial reaction in the stock market was a collective yawn, a five-year lookback shows that long-term investors have been treated very well by the company’s board of directors.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026

There are a lot of showy moments, but one of the best comes shortly after the two characters meet when Jamie lets out a yawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025

The yawn might have been fake, but Clare’s exhaustion was very real.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Contra all the stifled yawns and thinly veiled condescension, the contest — now in its final stretch — is the most compelling California gubernatorial campaign in decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

“Today’s market yawns at the risk only because Iran talks tough, but hasn’t pulled the trigger, ever,” Raj said.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026

This account reposts tons of cute videos—of snuggles, leaps, yawns, and naps.

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024

At the end of May, dusk yawns deep over the bayou, spinning orange-pink gold across summer-green front lawns, softening the day-bleached glare of pearlshell gravel roads.

From Salon ● May 10, 2024

Martin stretches and yawns in this weird vertical maneuver, and I watch as he attempts to position his arm next to Abby’s on the table.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

But unlike the first unveiling of those targets a year ago, and Oracle’s quarterly report last month that included even more blowout numbers, investors yawned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

The C-130’s cargo doors yawned open, letting in a rush of sea air before Gaza came into view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025

Newspapers have felt it for decades, part of a system whose fractures have yawned into complete breaks.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2025

Pimblett, who yawned after sitting down, looked disinterested for the majority of the news conference before being sparked into life by Ferguson.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023

I gestured to Sookie, who yawned before shaking Marion’s hand.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Before the advent of yawning, warehouse-sized big-box stores, print catalogs served as portals to the future.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

There have always been yawning gaps between haves and have-nots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Of rising concern in Europe is the yawning trade gap between China and the 27-nation EU, as the flow of cheap Chinese imports keeps rising.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Those yawning at the contest may be looking for glitz and entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

“We picked way too many roses,” I said, yawning.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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