world-weary
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The world-weary consumer of news might reasonably wonder if we’re headed into another version of climate alarmism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
Brody often expresses a world-weary charm about him that makes him pull focus.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2025
Have the world-weary shamus and the former Aztec capital lost their noir juju?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
For “Stress Positions,” the writer-director Theda Hammel shows her hand when a character says, in a world-weary voice-over, that the madness we’re about to witness “happened so long ago.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
“Oh, spare me your platitudes, mouse,” Julian replied in a world-weary voice.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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