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banal

[buh-nal, -nahl, beyn-l] / bəˈnæl, -ˈnɑl, ˈbeɪn l /


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You’ve got to do the day-to-day banal stuff with your friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

More than a few of the quotes featured in “Since You’re Mortal . . . ” are crushingly banal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Golaszewski explains it's not intentional and he's showing that "the truth of grief is that it is banal".

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The short video posts on platforms like TikTok show how even just the words "Tokyo, Japan" with a cherry blossom emoji can make an otherwise banal street scene more appealing for some users.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He made it sound so banal, so bloodless, so common.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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