humdrum
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Failing to consider this humdrum second category can create unnecessary confusion and aggravation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
From board level to coaching and playing, the whole operation looks humdrum and in need of a mighty shake.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
When the Olympic gymnast put on her “Dancing with the Stars” routine in November during an otherwise humdrum matchup against Pepperdine at Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins drew 9,103 fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
We have examined the universe in space and seen that we live on a mote of dust circling a humdrum star in the remotest corner of an obscure galaxy.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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