boredom
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While stereotypes focus on tragedy and horror, Rosales reorients our gaze, revealing moments of tenderness and boredom, rest and joy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Rogers, of the AUSN, has spent weeks at a time on small Navy ships, and says that issues with depression and boredom are normal among military ranks.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The research on why people leave does not point to boredom or busyness.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
In its absence, I recognized that I mostly turned to it out of boredom, idleness or an almost inert curiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“I can’t remember,” I said, swaying in a trance of boredom but edging imperceptibly towards the door.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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