banal
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The pursuit of fame for fame’s sake has become an almost banal pursuit in the attention economy.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The story of Chud’s origin begins with a banal road-rage incident in February of 2024.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Working with screenwriter Will Soodik, Parsons has gone back into that banal maze to find an uncannily mature story about loss and stagnation, about how our self-serving narratives barricade us from emotional growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Totalitarian abuses of power and the banal ascendancy of evil aren’t stopped with mere pity, she maintained, but with thoughtfulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
There was something vacuous and stupid about it, flapping out there in the middle of nowhere, something empty, banal, brutish.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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