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[duhl] / dʌl /








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If this spring’s “The Drama” still managed to polarize some viewers and critics with thorny yet palatable gender dynamics, “Obsession” is its dull cousin: all tell, no show.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 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

But it’s not just the film itself that feels off, with its allegory’s dull arrow landing in a field thousands of acres away from the target.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

He went careening by, and Anya heard a dull whack as the serpent struck the side of the newcomer’s boot.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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