ennui
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But they can try to make sense of what just passed, starting with a primary season that was a strange mix of ennui and white knuckles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Directed by André Gregory, the writer’s latest sees a four-person cast delivering long passages that together tell a familiar story of love, ennui and adultery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
We kept joking that we rescued the press from the Free Table — but at this point, it feels more accurate to say it rescued us from dinner ennui.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
This is not about identity politics but ennui: Even minuscule choices, like what socks to wear, are part of a larger cultural self-definition and viral conversation.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2024
Perhaps they assumed, also, a life of ennui.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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