prosaic
Example Sentences
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“Even the most powerful technologies must pass through the prosaic discipline of cost curves, capacity constraints and marginal returns,” the report said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 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
As the pair do some sightseeing, share meals and otherwise fill their days with prosaic acts, more than 30 minutes of screen time elapses in what amounts to stage-setting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 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
Though related to these abstract considerations, the mistaken belief in the mechanical nature of mathematics generally takes more prosaic forms.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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