humdrum

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Thankfully for Rovere, director Alan J. Pakula would turn those humdrum parts of “All the President’s Men” into a gripping procedural just two years later, crafting a legendary piece of American cinema in the process.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

The market had been pretty humdrum for all of November, making the decline at the kickoff of December notable.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

Composer Edo Van Breemen’s shivering score and cinematographer Jeremy Cox’s icy compositions give even the most humdrum of moments — like Malcolm offering Liz the cake — a whiff of the sinister.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

History tells a more humdrum story: People will find new and better work as productivity increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

But did they consider walnuts a delicacy or a humdrum staple?

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari