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dull

[duhl] / dʌl /








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This cheerless club was grouchily owned, poorly assembled, haphazardly managed, chronically undermanned, and, worst of all, dull.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Nathan's name is just about visible on a little plaque at one end of the bridge, worn dull by the Yorkshire weather in the years since his death.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

On one side, doing the dull work of democracy — “I want to be a good chief,” says Ralph, voted into the office early on, “and we need to be good campmates.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

But it’s not just the film itself that feels off, with its allegory’s dull arrow landing in a field thousands of acres away from the target.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

My heart skips a beat, and then lands with a dull thud in my chest.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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