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prosaic

[proh-zey-ik] / proʊˈzeɪ ɪk /


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A coed Filipino version was made in 1975, and a prosaic Americanized take in 1990.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The "Banjska incident" is a prosaic label for one of the most dramatic, dangerous and deadly days Kosovo has seen since it unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Right now, however, the economy is reliant on something more prosaic: fishing and a recent surge in investment to build new airports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

“The reality, however, is more prosaic: productivity growth is often noisy from quarter-to-quarter and substantially different from its underlying trend.”

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Isolated but vivid tragedies involving a few people should not blind us to the fact that myriad prosaic activities may involve a much higher degree of risk.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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