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banal

[buh-nal, -nahl, beyn-l] / bəˈnæl, -ˈnɑl, ˈbeɪn l /


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Meanwhile, White House pool reporters reacted on Wednesday with nonsensical questions, equal parts banal and fawning.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

The story of Chud’s origin begins with a banal road-rage incident in February of 2024.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

You’ve got to do the day-to-day banal stuff with your friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Totalitarian abuses of power and the banal ascendancy of evil aren’t stopped with mere pity, she maintained, but with thoughtfulness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

There was something vacuous and stupid about it, flapping out there in the middle of nowhere, something empty, banal, brutish.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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