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banality

[buh-nal-i-tee, bey-] / bəˈnæl ɪ ti, beɪ- /


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The real author describes it as a combination of plagiarism and banality.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Pregnant also sums up the mood of the novel, which cultivates an atmosphere of ominous banality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Madeleine Thien has penned an all-too-human novel that explores themes of collaboration and resistance, exile and community, and the banality of living in “interesting times.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Or, was "SNL" presenting queerness with the same banality as we’ve come to see straightness, albeit with the use of a somewhat dehumanizing pun?

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2025

Lydia felt actual physical revulsion at the banality of Dahlia’s problems in the great scope of things.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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