mundane

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Dr Stephen Grimes, from the university's school of geography, earth and environment said: "This project will transform mundane rooftops and gutters all around Plymouth into portals to the cosmos."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Some of the crucial work done at Bell Labs might now seem mundane: for example, how to fabricate sheathing so undersea cables wouldn’t be chewed through by Toredo worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

One of the hardest parts of grief is reckoning with the fact that life doesn’t stop and the most mundane tasks still need doing, even when your internal landscape feels shattered.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The mundane will be explored in a multimedia collaboration with Salonen and director/disrupter Yuval Sharon, a former L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Finally, and most commonly, we have beasts that are too small, too speedy or too adept at passing for mundane animals to attract a Muggle’s attention—Chizpurfles, Billywigs and Crups fall into this category.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling