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[duhl] / dʌl /








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The film follows an English family between the world wars and emphasizes the dull shabbiness of the setting’s middle-class life, the house and costumes coming in every shade of brown.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Nathan's name is just about visible on a little plaque at one end of the bridge, worn dull by the Yorkshire weather in the years since his death.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Yes, there’s plenty of push-pull in the areas around an aerial view of the body of water—painted in a dull green and looking quite like a giant pickle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

On one side, doing the dull work of democracy — “I want to be a good chief,” says Ralph, voted into the office early on, “and we need to be good campmates.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

“Why do you ask?” he said, his tone painfully casual, like this was all so dull to him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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