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boredom

[bawr-duhm] / ˈbɔr dəm /


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One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

They experience the ups and downs of combat together, along with its boredom, monotony and loneliness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Other people might call it complacency or boredom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Humans are a very social species, so interacting via social media offered opportunities to alleviate boredom and join communities and develop friendships."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

For most of those two years, Blake and a small group of prisoners languished in a makeshift North Korean prison camp, plagued with monotony and boredom.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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