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dull

[duhl] / dʌl /








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You sense that, to him, forgery is as creatively dull as a factory-issued franchise sequel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

As its website puts it, “Never a dull moment in Beulah!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"When you make a book," he once said, "it's like making a hand grenade. It's a dull process but when you throw it the person at the other end gets the effect."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

I’d love to understand why horror films that I find excruciatingly dull give others the heebie-jeebies.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

River water streamed from his nose, and his head pounded with a dull aching throb.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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