mundane
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Absurdist comedy, the kind that was Letterman’s, his “Late Night” successor Conan O’Brien’s and Colbert’s specialty, is the very soul of free speech because it pushes honesty and truth past mundane notions of propriety.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
Celtic have not been a good team this season, but they've shown a lust for battle, an ability to keep playing and winning even when their performances have never risen above the mundane.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
The idea is that even the most mundane of things can be maxxed, whether that’s sleep, scent, status — even a particular country, namely China.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
In that seemingly mundane act, he glimpsed evidence of the turnaround for New York City’s shoplifting epidemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Things which were odd, by Julian’s definition, often turned out to be amusingly mundane.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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