bland
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To someone who accused him of supporting bland corporations instead of mom-and-pop shops, Hilton responded that he went there because Romero once worked there.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
But as one of the six people who actually watched, I can tell you it was mostly bland with no clear winner.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The BBC's Nicholas Barber described it as a "bland and barely competent daytime TV movie", also giving it a single star.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The first season, in 2005, follows her return to TV on a bland network sitcom called “Room and Bored.”
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
He looked at her carefully, but he was no match for the bland and vacuous docility Lyra could command when she wanted to; and finally he nodded and went back to his newspaper.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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