boring
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"Everyone is now talking about what would have been another boring product."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
During the 1960s and 1970s, fraternities fell out of favor as members came to be seen as square, boring traditionalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The lack of conflict that might have been created on a conventional news channel renders his impromptu network interminably boring.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The bond market has a reputation for being boring.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
I would prefer a different kind of boring.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
Much of the recent work has involved preparing the beachside site to collect evidence through soil borings and other methods about what caused the collapse.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
On underground projects, engineers and geologists try to foresee what’s below via soil borings throughout a construction site before excavating begins.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2018
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
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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