boring
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Worst of all, it makes the United States look boring.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
It’s a film about embracing the craziest friends because they bring excitement to an otherwise boring and overscheduled life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But it is accurate to say that strategy is adventurous, while logistics can be boring.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Emerging technologies like this could make tunnel boring quicker and easier.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I thought we were moving to a real farm, but it’s more like a big, boring garden.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
The district proposes to make 226 borings and dig 57 test pits into the Earth across 2,500 cubic yards, according to the project description.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
The Vancouver, British Columbia-based company wants to use existing roads to access 14 locations to drill test borings to determine the possible value of its copper mining claim.
From Washington Times ● May 26, 2016
The company seeks to use existing roads to access 14 locations to drill test borings about 1,000 feet deep and a few inches across to assess the possible value of its copper-mining claim.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2016
Ecstatic, for example, “shall consist of scrap borings and turning alloyed with copper, tin, bismuth and zinc.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2016
And Odysseus took his time, turning the bow, tapping it, every inch, for borings that termites might have made while the master of the weapon was abroad.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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