tedium
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Just look at what happened last year when an essay adapted by Heather Havrilesky from her book “Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage” appeared in the New York Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022
During a segment on Wednesday, the hosts express outrage and quite a bit of confusion toward Havrilesky's new book "Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage" and its humorous gripes on marriage.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022
This essay is adapted from her book “Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage,” which will be published on Feb. 8, 2022, by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2021
The law reformer Allan Horsfall was unimpressed with the outcome of his years of campaigning: "I don’t think boredom quite expresses the way we felt. Tedium perhaps."
From Time • Jun. 21, 2017
Tedium and pain drove Monica to the relief of altercation, and Virginia, through her secret vice, was losing all self-control.
From The Odd Women by Gissing, George
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