mundane

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Some of the crucial work done at Bell Labs might now seem mundane: for example, how to fabricate sheathing so undersea cables wouldn’t be chewed through by Toredo worms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 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

"I was able to figure out or learn a lot of things about myself in the mundane of the everyday, like not having a schedule, planning my own time, setting goals," said the medical student.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The Senator’s grin deflates and he looks back at the maid to collect these mundane drinks.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett