boredom
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They’ve become monuments to corporate greed — zones of atrophy, boredom and total disempowerment.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
But one day, the excitement of the AI trade will come from plunges rather than melt-ups, and when that happens, you will yearn for boredom.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
“Digital environments become the easiest and most reliable way to regulate mood, boredom, or stress, so they gradually start to crowd everything else out.”
From Slate • May 12, 2026
The result was Pinkerton, a gnarly, bruised album that tapped into Cuomo's loneliness, boredom and anger.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
His voice carried with a minimum of vitality, as though he had come over to speak to Lane out of boredom or restiveness, not for any sort of human discourse.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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