humdrum
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He broke through in 2009 with his single "Humdrum Town", and went on to collaborate with Kanye West and Tame Impala.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023
For four out of every five years, Kassel is a relatively Humdrum town.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022
Humdrum concerns figured prominently in one study that rigorously measured how much time we spend mind wandering in daily life.
From Scientific American • Aug. 22, 2014
Humdrum As the camera glides and loop-de-loops through the 88-year-old Alain Resnais’s surreal romantic comedy “Wild Grass,” primary colors take on a luminescent glow.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2010
Dr. Humdrum, whose eloquence flows, Like droppings of sweet poppy syrup; Dr. Rosygill puffing and fanning, And wiping away perspiration; Dr. Humbug, who proved Mr. Canning The beast in St. John's Revelation.
From English Satires by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant
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