mundane

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Absurdist comedy, the kind that was Letterman’s, his “Late Night” successor Conan O’Brien’s and Colbert’s specialty, is the very soul of free speech because it pushes honesty and truth past mundane notions of propriety.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

“I think we’re over-saturated with mundane everything,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Celtic have not been a good team this season, but they've shown a lust for battle, an ability to keep playing and winning even when their performances have never risen above the mundane.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

For Wall Street Journal readers, the takeaways from their first jobs range from the mundane to the profound, from small lessons to ones that guided them for decades to come.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It’s enough to make me wonder if Kalinda is even really from the same mundane world I was born in.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender