weariness
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While none of the investigations target the president, Brazilians' weariness with corruption "ends up tainting those in power," Edinho Silva, head of the Workers' Party, lamented.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The town was quiet early Friday and residents have voiced weariness over the influx of media attention following the tragedy.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
For the movie’s title song, Bentley said Cave was the only person he could imagine striking the right tone: a delicate blend of weariness and gratitude.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026
For all the weariness and the risk, the younger men in the group seemed buoyed by a collective sense of adventure.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025
‘We will sit on the edge of ruin and talk, as Gandalf says, while he is busy elsewhere. I feel a weariness such as I have seldom felt before.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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