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As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Even this winter, the snow and record low temperatures couldn’t dully my getaway.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024

A young girl in a stylish headband curled up on one of the few seats lining the sides of the plane and tapped dully at an iPad.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021

Instead of embedding such sections into the life, dully hammering in connections, the work is cordoned off by a little white space.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2021

The moon directly over Milagro was clear and bright, almost full, the town dully luminous, trees and houses casting shadows.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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