prosaic
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Similarly, the cast wrings some poetry out of the prosaic, often aphoristic dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The "Banjska incident" is a prosaic label for one of the most dramatic, dangerous and deadly days Kosovo has seen since it unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
“The reality, however, is more prosaic: productivity growth is often noisy from quarter-to-quarter and substantially different from its underlying trend.”
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
She said her group is focused on immediate, prosaic needs in the face of a challenging charitable environment.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
“Like I told you already, I’m irresponsible,” she says before going into the details, which by high school standards are utterly prosaic.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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