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Recent Examples of yawnerIf the stakes had not been so high—with election deniers on the ballot and the GOP running as the party of destruction—this would have been seen as a yawner of a midterm.—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 28 Nov. 2022 Will Alabama turn the SEC race into a yawner?—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 The Browns make this one a yawner.—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Nov. 2020 Psychologists have claimed that contagious yawning is linked to empathy in humans—those who yawn back are thought to be empathizing with the initial yawner’s feelings of boredom, fatigue or stress.—Erica Tennenhouse, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2018 See All Example Sentences for yawner
The president has similarly hinted at soon reverting the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the name the Cabinet’s military department bore from 1789 until 1947.
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Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
The researchers plan to expand their study to a larger number of boreholes, including water bores, to understand the full scope of the issue better nd find more opportunities to reduce emissions.
The drip and/or crumb tray may require more scrubbing.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
The most notable feature of the current crop of players is that there’s been a drip-drip effect, with England producing one outstanding talent each year.
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