mundane

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The memes often depict people buried under computer monitors, or reframing mundane tasks like watching the news, spying on neighbors and working in an office as monitoring the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

After a powerful liftoff Wednesday, Artemis II’s journey to the moon has been about as mundane as a deep space mission can get.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Dr Stephen Grimes, from the university's school of geography, earth and environment said: "This project will transform mundane rooftops and gutters all around Plymouth into portals to the cosmos."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

One of the hardest parts of grief is reckoning with the fact that life doesn’t stop and the most mundane tasks still need doing, even when your internal landscape feels shattered.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

And though, over the years, his departures had become mundane, his father would always stand on the platform until the moment the train was out of sight.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri