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As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Even this winter, the snow and record low temperatures couldn’t dully my getaway.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2024

Instead of embedding such sections into the life, dully hammering in connections, the work is cordoned off by a little white space.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2021

We’d get back into the car and drive to my grandparents’ house for dinner, Christmas songs playing dully on the radio.

From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2020

The wheels roll beneath us, we stand dully, and when the call “Mind—wire” comes, we bend our knees.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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