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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
As the North bore down on Saigon, Thieu begged for American financial support, but Congress was in no mood to pour more millions into the black hole of Southeast Asia.
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Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
The one block square bore witness to Sacramento’s history.
Dogs may lick their lips, yawn, stiffen or turn away.
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Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
19 Mar. 2026
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.