boredom
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Pinball, for the author, was a way of “killing time,” an antidote to boredom as interminable afterschool afternoons stretched out before him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"Health professionals were being told a false story and her boredom and troubled mind was leading her to make allegations to seek care and attention," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Many people order due to “stress, boredom or fatigue,” he said, but generally, delivery should be considered a treat.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026
Perhaps you focus on the highs of performance or the boredom of traveling, the anonymous backstage rooms and endless planes, buses and hotel rooms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026
Or maybe she was just trying to save me hours of boredom?
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Vocabulary lists containing boredom
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