bore
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She said her own CDU party in Saxony also bore responsibility for the decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Semiconductor stocks bore the brunt of the statements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
I won’t bore you with our dismal record, but being on the team was the most transformative experience of my young adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
While in the field, we encountered bore holes from bauxite mining exploration.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
The pirate to whom the squawk box was attached bore the brunt of the abuse, as the parrot flapped in a panic around his head.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
"You stay in your room playing the clarinet or writing a poem - there's a certain virtue to being a little bit bored sometimes, and just having to amuse yourself."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They are from drill holes bored hundreds of metres below the surface by mineral exploration companies decades ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
As much as I loved being home with my kids and understood the privilege it was, I was bored.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
A classmate had told her about a website where she could create a character to chat with if she ever felt lonely or bored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
They were restless and bored, and that was a dangerous state for Frederick and Bruno.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
We thought this was going to be unwatchably boring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The bond market has a reputation for being boring.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Over the same period, boring old mutual funds have gotten cheaper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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 is the most boring human being I have ever met—as dull as thick mud—and he goes on and on until at last I yell at him to shut up.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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