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
There are a lot of showy moments, but one of the best comes shortly after the two characters meet when Jamie lets out a yawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
The yawn might have been fake, but Clare’s exhaustion was very real.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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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
This account reposts tons of cute videos—of snuggles, leaps, yawns, and naps.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
At the end of May, dusk yawns deep over the bayou, spinning orange-pink gold across summer-green front lawns, softening the day-bleached glare of pearlshell gravel roads.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
Martin stretches and yawns in this weird vertical maneuver, and I watch as he attempts to position his arm next to Abby’s on the table.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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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
The C-130’s cargo doors yawned open, letting in a rush of sea air before Gaza came into view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Newspapers have felt it for decades, part of a system whose fractures have yawned into complete breaks.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 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
I gestured to Sookie, who yawned before shaking Marion’s hand.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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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
There have always been yawning gaps between haves and have-nots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Of rising concern in Europe is the yawning trade gap between China and the 27-nation EU, as the flow of cheap Chinese imports keeps rising.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Those yawning at the contest may be looking for glitz and entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
“We picked way too many roses,” I said, yawning.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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