dull
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If this spring’s “The Drama” still managed to polarize some viewers and critics with thorny yet palatable gender dynamics, “Obsession” is its dull cousin: all tell, no show.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 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
Yes, there’s plenty of push-pull in the areas around an aerial view of the body of water—painted in a dull green and looking quite like a giant pickle.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 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
The Ivanov house came into sight just as the dull thud of horse hooves and the sharp crunch of wooden wheels over the dirt of the road rose behind them.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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