yawn
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So far, the public response to all this is mostly a yawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Or, in other words, pour yourself a cup of ambition and yawn and stretch and try to come to life.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
While the initial reaction in the stock market was a collective yawn, a five-year lookback shows that long-term investors have been treated very well by the company’s board of directors.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
Although you might yawn a little more frequently than usual, you will probably be fine.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2024
“You know you don’t need to apologize, baby,” she said, and another yawn consumed her.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Contra all the stifled yawns and thinly veiled condescension, the contest — now in its final stretch — is the most compelling California gubernatorial campaign in decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
“Today’s market yawns at the risk only because Iran talks tough, but hasn’t pulled the trigger, ever,” Raj said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
Some of our contagious behaviors are involuntary; for example, if someone yawns in our vicinity, we might find ourselves also trying to suppress a yawn.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025
This account reposts tons of cute videos—of snuggles, leaps, yawns, and naps.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
He stands and stretches, yawns again, teasing Baxter by not hurrying.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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“Undercover Boss” premiered during the Great Recession, when the wage gap had yawned into a canyon.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
But unlike the first unveiling of those targets a year ago, and Oracle’s quarterly report last month that included even more blowout numbers, investors yawned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Pimblett, who yawned after sitting down, looked disinterested for the majority of the news conference before being sparked into life by Ferguson.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
The dollar-yen pair traditionally tracks the gap between the countries' long-term yields, which has yawned to 380 basis points in the dollar's favour.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
Lord Fredrick yawned, then grunted from beneath his ice pack.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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Before the advent of yawning, warehouse-sized big-box stores, print catalogs served as portals to the future.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Even if inflation does move considerably toward the target, certain fundamentals that were already underpinning longer term rates remain in place, such as record-level borrowing by the U.S. and yawning budget gaps,” he says.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
The yawning gap between the policy preferences of elites and those of rank-and-file blacks remains today, but it was just as obvious three decades ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Much of “Choo Choo Revue,” like the yawning, serenading moon, is rooted in the music of the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Day turned to night, and the wolves started yawning.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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