yawn
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So far, the public response to all this is mostly a yawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
While the initial reaction in the stock market was a collective yawn, a five-year lookback shows that long-term investors have been treated very well by the company’s board of directors.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 13, 2026
A cricket war that's now just a big yawn, headlined India Today magazine.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
They told me to kill, kill my lawn But those native plants are such a yawn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
I shrugged, but the shrug turned into a yawn.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
In between the yawns, there were a couple of answers worth noting in Wednesday’s California gubernatorial debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
“Today’s market yawns at the risk only because Iran talks tough, but hasn’t pulled the trigger, ever,” Raj said.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 12, 2026
This account reposts tons of cute videos—of snuggles, leaps, yawns, and naps.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
Their working relationship informs their riveting performances, but the consideration each has for their vampire’s lot translates into a palpable yearning, or the type of regret that yawns with an unhinged jaw.
From Salon ● May 26, 2024
Members of the audience were fanning themselves, and she saw a few yawns in the back.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
One theme that runs through Mr. Burstein’s account is the gap that often yawned between Jefferson’s image and his private thoughts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Newspapers have felt it for decades, part of a system whose fractures have yawned into complete breaks.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2025
Pimblett, who yawned after sitting down, looked disinterested for the majority of the news conference before being sparked into life by Ferguson.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
The dollar-yen pair traditionally tracks the gap between the countries' long-term yields, which has yawned to 380 basis points in the dollar's favour.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2023
As though thinking about it made it real, I suddenly felt the bone-deep exhaustion of the day and yawned.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Before the advent of yawning, warehouse-sized big-box stores, print catalogs served as portals to the future.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Those yawning at the contest may be looking for glitz and entertainment.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Some investors are exploiting a yawning gap between how similar funds are valued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Following more than 20 hours of talks in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, US Vice President JD Vance admitted the yawning differences between the US and Iran proved to be insurmountable for the moment.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
I said carelessly, yawning a little, pretending I did not care.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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