bored
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Most of the agents had on tactical gear and had their faces covered and stood with the bored posture of men waiting out a shift of watching over protesters with bullhorns.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
“And voters just go, ‘You’re just doing this for sport.’ … because they’re bored and they have big egos and they want something to do.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
So many of my retired friends are bored.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
However, he adds they later became a victim of their own success, with so many characters around that people became bored of them.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Bobby begrudgingly met the weight lifters and Olympians he was introduced to, but he seemed bored by it all.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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