banal
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Though he would scoff at anything so banal as a fable of lost innocence, audiences will ponder to what extent Chris is meant to be an American allegory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Kyle Chayka, a journalist at The New Yorker focused on technology, says AI writing is now widely considered to be "generic, obsequious and banal".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
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
It would be banal to recall that phthiriasis is caused by lice, and that certain larvae of Diptera, such as the cestrids, may occasion the disease called myasis.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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