bore
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At the beginning of the year, the rotation bore the brunt of the injury bug, with left-hander Blake Snell and right-hander Tyler Glasnow missing months of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
While in the field, we encountered bore holes from bauxite mining exploration.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was Seoul that bore the brunt of Pyongyang's ire following these summits.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ms. Cusk seems similarly trapped, as well, in a novelistic form that appears to bore her but which she is unwilling to disavow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Its steep slopes still bore the marks of humanity.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
"If he was on that stage, everybody liked him and he just threw darts, I think I'd get bored of watching him," Holden said.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
I’ve been sticking with a weight training routine for a couple of years now, but I try to evolve the exercises all the time because I get bored really easily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Now, her wines are being poured at restaurants from New York to London, as sommeliers look to entice drinkers bored by Bordeaux and Barolo with new wine experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Tell him not to,” says the bored lady in the sunglasses.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
But when he ripped off his "boring black trousers" to reveal a pair of tartan trews during a rendition of Donald, Where's Your Troosers? there was no doubt of his heritage.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Thanks to the boom in online fitness and beauty culture, our feeds are constantly overflowing with good-looking people who are just too boring to be hot.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He looks like scoring goals is just becoming a bit boring and he's probably trying to think of ways to do it better.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“I thought golf was a fairly stale and boring sport at the time,” Clark says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Baba comes outside on a work call, wearing his headphones and talking loudly about something boring.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
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