mundane
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Most presidential check-up reports, though, contain details of mundane ailments: "Doctors removed a precancerous skin lesion from the tip of his nose", reads a New York Times report on Bill Clinton's annual checkup from 1996.
From BBC • May 30, 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
The idea is that even the most mundane of things can be maxxed, whether that’s sleep, scent, status — even a particular country, namely China.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
In that seemingly mundane act, he glimpsed evidence of the turnaround for New York City’s shoplifting epidemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Finally, and most commonly, we have beasts that are too small, too speedy or too adept at passing for mundane animals to attract a Muggle’s attention—Chizpurfles, Billywigs and Crups fall into this category.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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