bore
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“The AI trade bore the brunt of the mover lower,” he added, with the AI bottleneck and power themes also badly hit.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
And poor taste in design is a pity because it’s a bore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Seoul and Tokyo again bore the brunt of the selling as traders bailed out of once-imperious chipmakers, though the selling was heavy across most of the region, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Then he launched another, this time a little closer to the imposing video board looming over American Family Field that bore the massive “2026 NLCS” logo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Like his misguided obsession with those Potomac canals, his campaign for a national university in the capital city never bore fruit.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Paris St-Germain manager Luis Enrique confessed he is "bored of the Ballon d’Or" - although with a record 10 PSG players on the shortlist, perhaps he wishes to keep out of the debate.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Give it a listen; it sounds like it was written by committee and by four bored teens in equal measure.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
They are from drill holes bored hundreds of metres below the surface by mineral exploration companies decades ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
My gaze drifted to the bartenders, who seemed bored, waiting for the evening rush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Most kids, by then, are bored with summer and itchy from mosquito bites and poison ivy and nothing to do.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
Folks might find it a bit boring with Nolan having won for ‘Oppenheimer’ so recently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
You can be very boring with good taste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Otherwise, it’s time for my nighttime routine, which is boring middle-aged lady stuff like skincare and taking magnesium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Along with fantasizing about exotic locations and charming apartments, we encourage you to spend some time on the boring yet important daily life stuff.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
I guess it’s possible she might have been stowed away in a corner, reading a boring finance book.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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