bored
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The Covid swoon broke a record for the speed of its recovery and coincided with millions of bored young people opening brokerage accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Johnson: I actually really enjoy it as a guy who likes to talk and gets really bored in my car in L.A. traffic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
So what’s a bored, frustrated president to do?
From Salon • May 12, 2026
"I tell all my friends that don't live here, if you get bored in the Villages, it's not the Villages, it's you."
From BBC • May 1, 2026
You’d think after a week of searching for Wonders, Sal would be getting a mite bored.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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