bore
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Scientists noted, too, that amphetamine bore a chemical resemblance to dopamine, adding further weight to the connection between dopamine and schizophrenia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Later that afternoon, about four miles away outside of Home Depot in Pasadena, organizers staked in the ground dozens of white crosses that bore photos of the dead — the majority of them men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Typhoon Bavi knocked out power to thousands in Okinawa and lashed northern Taiwan as it bore down on storm-battered China, where it is expected to make landfall early Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
As centers of commerce, trade, finance and dissent, they bore the brunt of the British government’s increasingly harsh laws on trade and self-governance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
I won’t bore you with the whole conversation.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
“They’re bored, and they don’t have anyone telling them how great they are all the time.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A light aircraft pilot wrote "I'm bored" during a two-hour test flight - with his mischievous flight path appearing on an online tracking app.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Nevertheless, the claustrophobic framing shrinks an epic voyage into small-screen content made solely for a bored child to hold right up to their nose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Besides, Clover’s already able to communicate to me that she is bored or needs water.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
Barbara Powers was lonely, bored, and tired of waiting for answers.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
But the alternative, as Araki suggests, is an utterly boring existence, where, either way, you’ll always wonder “what if?”
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Aside from talent, you have to be willing to do all these tiny little boring things every single day,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The company builds tunnel boring machines that it claims can dig underground more cheaply than traditional construction companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Despite monitoring barn owls for 15 years, Dudhill said the experience "never gets boring".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The problem was that math seemed so boring; his brain never needed urging when it came to reading or writing.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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