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Recent Examples of dullsvillePure dullsville in Van Nuys.—Boris Dralyuk, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021 Speaking of winds, attempting to surf off Galveston in the summertime is dullsville.—Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2020 Next, if things remain dullsville, Anton Blidh could draw into the lineup.—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
After the strike the fish bore away but then came topside to jump.
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Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
12 Mar. 2026
Beneath the school’s football field, there are 160 bore holes, each 500 feet deep, containing pipes that harness the relatively consistent underground temperatures to regulate temperatures in the school.
More than 27,000 racers rose before dawn this morning to yawn, stretch and don their gear to take on the iconic streets of Los Angeles today during the 2026 ASICS Los Angeles Marathon.
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Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
With that indelible Southern gift for pulling new lingo from thin air, the duo deploy yawns that stretch like bungee over Zaytoven-type keys.
Wall panels lower to become a front porch, a place to watch the morning fog burn off and sip coffee—from a Snow Peak titanium mug, brewed in a Snow Peak collapsible coffee drip, of course.
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Naomi Tomky,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
At the base, the machine features a removable drip tray, while the top holds a round ice basket that's protected by a transparent flip-up cover.