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dully



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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

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

We’d get back into the car and drive to my grandparents’ house for dinner, Christmas songs playing dully on the radio.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2020

Those few that did break through lay dully in the air with the heaviness of habit.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou




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