boredom
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An author whose latest book has been nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize said childhood boredom inspired his creativity.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
They experience the ups and downs of combat together, along with its boredom, monotony and loneliness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
While stereotypes focus on tragedy and horror, Rosales reorients our gaze, revealing moments of tenderness and boredom, rest and joy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
His voice carried with a minimum of vitality, as though he had come over to speak to Lane out of boredom or restiveness, not for any sort of human discourse.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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