But in the moment, it was dull, dull, dull to watch.
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This is useless as to ideas for books to read (the books seem dull, dull, dull).
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The first is that it is dull, dull, dull in a pretentious, florid and archly fatuous fashion.
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Emily Anne Dull, the daughter of Alan T. Dull of Elmira, N.Y., and the late Jean A. Dull, was married Aug.
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Consider how much their value diminishes with a dull or even slightly dull edge.
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It's hard to call to mind one dull passage in his work — one dull sentence, for that matter.
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" —The Dictionary of the English Language "Dull: Not exhilaterating (sic); not delightful; as, to make dictionaries is dull work.
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The work seems dull and grinding and it is difficult to make gripping television out of dull and grinding.
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Home chefs know that knives will eventually get dull, and they also know that it really sucks to use dull knives.
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They were raw and disorienting, and for a child, dull, as dull as seeing a home movie after going to the cinema.
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But May, who gambled on a snap election last year that cost her party its majority in parliament, is facing pressure from multiple angles: pro-EU lawmakers, hardline Brexiteers, and another contingent who question her leadership credentials and criticise a "dull dull dull" domestic agenda.
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In a world where skin that looks like the sun is radiating from every pore is the aspiration, having dull skin can be, well, dull.
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Arriving in Los Angeles, he wrote that it was "a dull little place of some 12,000 persons" and then proceeded to make it a lot less dull.
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The artist has imposed a strict code of visual monotony upon this miscellany, painting all objects either dull white or dull grey — shades best described as drably institutional.
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The potential for those rare moments is what keeps many of us sitting through dull red carpet after dull red carpet — and that's what makes it a risk worth rewarding.
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Solid and invincible — and maybe even a little dull.
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Gus's plan to torment Hector — it won't be dull.
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Gael - need fresh air, needed a break, head dull.
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"At a time when the country is looking to the government for confidence and encouragement we get a dull and uninspiring budget from a dull and uninspiring Chancellor," IAG said in a statement.
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Others, presumably those of us with dull linear minds, will wish he would just settle down, even for a single chapter, and say what he has to say in a dull, straightforward way.
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"Some are so dull that they're actually interesting," he said.
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Sunday's episode of HBO's massive fantasy series was, well, dull.
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There was never a dull moment when we were together.
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Even characters stuck as shards of dull glass in Haggis's
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What makes me feel slightly better on a dull day.
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Either they weren't very immersive or the content was dull.
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The rupee traded steady in dull trade, currency dealers said.
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Dull lectures can be immediately livened up with pop quizzes.
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Its realism is shot through with a constant dull ache.
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For now, though, the gaming suggestions are kind of dull.
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You are languishing in a tedious existence among dull people.
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The right nude should make you look fresh, not dull.
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Being an outcast is painful, but it's also painfully dull.
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February 1, 2017 started off like any other dull Wednesday.
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He also believes that maturation may dull its radical edge.
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Let's be honest: last week's Riverdale felt a little dull.
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They are dealing with serious policy choices, not dull administration.
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Man's ancestors were, for a time, dull, relatively asocial vegetarians.
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"There's never a dull moment in the hills," says Lee.
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The dull routine of good news is likely to continue.
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In truth it enlivened what was otherwise a dull day.
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A wall of hedges: Good for privacy, but quite dull.
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" He added: "There was never a dull moment with you.
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In good times, their pet topic is dismissed as dull.
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Compared to New York's photography scene, it's unfortunately quite dull.
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What was the single worst moment of your dull job?
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Some are vulgar without charisma, while others are inscrutably dull.
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It sounds so dull when you say it that way.
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It's thoughtful and restrained, but it is also slightly dull.
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It is, however, never dull, and it's never not gorgeous.
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Without Freddy, this episode might have been a little dull.
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The dull stuff in the middle appealed a lot less.
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THE world's first tweet was as dull as they come.
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All work and no play makes Barbie a dull girl.
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Even so, space has of late become a bit dull.
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There's never a dull moment in professional League of Legends.
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Truly dehydrated skin is dull, congested, and easily becomes flaky.
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The truth of the matter was a bit more dull.
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Burns has sometimes suggested that his subject was daringly dull.
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But he is so utterly dull, so devoid of layers.
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That's the point: It's reliable and predictable and undeniably dull.
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Despite having been toasted, the bun was dull and dry.
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Any seemingly dull thing is made up of subsidiary things.
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Detractors view "Prairie Home" as excruciatingly hokey, syrupy and dull.
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They have an earplug design that helps dull unwanted sound.
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An exfoliating set that helps get rid of dull skin
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The sky matches the concrete, dull grey from every angle.
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Give the stumbling Knicks some credit: They are not dull.
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Shots on an iPhone 73s look positively dull in comparison.
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It also leaves your strands feeling brittle and looking dull.
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Magic: The Gathering Online is a dull, clunky, and expensive.
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Dull, colorless, functionaries going through the motions, both of them.
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Inking is dull work, so he didn't mind the company.
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"Meanwhile, critics have called the show "brutally dull" and "underwhelming.
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Instead, I concentrate on the dull hum of the flamethrowers.
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A dull light slid down the length of the metal.
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I think the problem that people commit is they're dull.
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Often my messages are rather dull and unoriginal, I'll admit.
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
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It doesn't have that snug thud though, that dull snap.
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Why throw 30 grand away to make something really dull?
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It is so dull, and that's the problem for kids.
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In the dull blue glow, our faces neared the glass.
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They might even be a bit too dull at times.
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Trust me… it's never a dull moment with my family.
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Critics said "Eragon" (2006) was a dull, thinly written slog.
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Boring, sure, but there are times when dull is delightful.
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The colors in both buildings look dull and washed out.
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There's never a dull moment in UK politics right now.
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For a week, the sky mostly remained a dull gray.
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Her parties — this was a running gag — were always dull.
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But James's real achievement was to make sexual excess dull.
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The pain felt like a dull knife, carving her insides.
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"Imagine if Lois Lane was dull as dishwater?" she said.
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Even if her subjects bore you, she is never dull.
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If the edge gets dull, you can get it sharpened.
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But, they even found a way to make that dull.
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At the same time, though, they're all now kinda… dull?
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Its rival, DC, switched from making sometimes dull movies for smart teenagers (Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy) to often dull movies for dumb ones (Zack Snyder's Superman/Batman films and the egregious "Suicide Squad").
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But it feels confident rather than meandering, full rather than dull.
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I don't find it hilarious, but you can't say it's dull.
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Do you know why older skin gets dull, wrinkled, and spotted?
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Experiencing Albers's work up close reveals sensory details that photographs dull.
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And there were long, dull stretches to wait around between races.
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Polished by generations of children, it still reflected a dull gleam.
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Mr Poe, their legal representative, is meant to be dull-witted.
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Teaching is dull and based on rote learning; results are bad.
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Angus is on Twitter, but seriously he's dull as fuck mate.
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Like a nasty blow, you're left stunned, then dull and throbbing.
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Officials treat her with a mixture of curiosity and dull horror.
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And all work and no fun makes for some dull parenting.
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He was full of life and never knew a dull moment.
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Sometimes you just need a little disco on a dull Monday.
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That may sound relatable, but it's also pretty dull and predictable.
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They take pills, to steel their nerves or dull the pain.
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In both power and design, RC F is anything but dull.
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It'll be a dull speech, quickly fact-checked and quickly forgotten.
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Most men will stare, shamelessly, with a dull expression of disbelief.
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Council meetings are usually dull affairs, but this is absolutely bananas.
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So she wears gloves to dull her powers, closes herself off.
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Analysis of these and others shows 'Oumuamua to be dull red.
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How many of today's smartphones look alike and a little dull?
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I woke up blinded, unable to see anything except dull gray.
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Bobby Jindal, a Republican, was panned for being dull in 2009.
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Mr. Mlodinow promotes the idea that psychiatric medications dull people's specialness.
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I've already joined the Dull Men's Club, and it feels great.
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It's the dull, lifeless equivalent of eating low-fat plain yogurt.
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The colors he does see are also often dull and lifeless.
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Soon, though, you hear a dull stompstompstomp—and then a roar.
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Incapable of small talk, Queen Elizabeth privately complained he was dull.
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She's going to bolt when she discovers how dull it is.
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All work and no play makes Ewan McGregor a dull boy!
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Cricketers, footballers and tennis players all wore white, or dull tones.
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But life would be dull if all people were the same.
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And it doesn't seem like there have been many dull moments.
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An online ticketing system nixes dull waits on never-ending lines.
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Life would be as dull as a supermarket checkout line otherwise.
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But that would make for dull movies and easy video games.
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"Ali, Inoki Fight to Draw in Dull Bout" was the headline.
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The bromide "sharp knives cut, dull knives slip" is absolutely true.
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Dull Graham talked about his pets to delay his unpracticed piece.
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Happy Friday,Never a dull week when it comes to cannabis.
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Dollar-store scissors don't last long, they break, and they're dull.
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Europe is increasingly unloved, its miracle too dull to be appreciated.
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It's just that, well, they are slogging through deadly dull loops.
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Some shorts were better than others, but they were never dull.
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It makes them comforting without being dull, safe without being stagnant.
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Sci-fi fans dragged "Rollerball" (2002) for being dull and sloppy.
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Later, having passed the test, he found the work unbearably dull.
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I thought Plano was unbearably dull, but I was happy there.
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Rosen resembled a sleep-deprived new parent — mussed hair, dull gaze.
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Trump is many things, but dull is not one of them.
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Besides, there certainly has never been a dull day in Washington.
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All have a story to tell, sometimes dull, other times fascinating.
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Nostalgia makes us, myself included, crave these dull and mellow accompaniments.
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But the furnishings, though extremely tasteful, are subdued, the palette dull.
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He then endured multiple amputations without anything to dull the pain.
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Soon, though, you hear a dull stompstompstomp—and then a roar.
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To the city's socialites, Bergdorf's offerings seemed safe, dull and expensive.
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EDs are agonizing, painfully dull, and harrowing in their precarious mundanity.
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As a result, nature's complexities are reduced here to dull clichés.
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The Mets have achieved that unholy trinity: Bad, hopeless and dull.
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This settled quality makes Trilling's letters a bit toplofty and dull.
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Whether it's stand-up woes or women ... never a dull moment.
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Cars became the same dull, dependable steel boxes they are today.
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Those are fascinating historical characters, but this is a dull dance.
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Dear Heloise: My once lovely laminated countertop has gotten so dull.
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What a pity, then, that Harrison's lyrics are dismal and dull.
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Political rhetoric has gotten dull and empathy fatigue has set in.
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But compared to the TAMP stocks, FANG looks a bit dull.
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Critics found the film generic and dull with too much CGI.
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Seawatching is sometimes nauseating, often freezing, and almost always punishingly dull.
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We might as well admit it: Fun is pretty dull stuff.
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Yet that dull-sounding business became "disruptive," in Silicon Valley jargon.
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Feeling blue She used a numbing agent to dull a toothache.
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Mostly, we have a stack of notoriously dull, grouchy business correspondence.
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Harsh cleaning chemicals can permanently dull the finish and leave streaks.
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The juvenile starlings in the tray looked small, dark and … dull.
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Dull is watching Chuck wrestle with his illness and his demons.
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Makes the day go by fast but it can get dull.
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It is a roller coaster, and it is certainly not dull.
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The campfire looked dull, absorbing the glow Of the dying embers.
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Forbis's own hope is strained by the dull monotony of prison.
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As a result, the skin can look sallow and/or dull.
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Her persistence in the making of these pieces never becomes dull.
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I have never met a dull person with ADD, one without passion.
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For the next three-plus hours, the Oscars were mostly pretty dull.
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It could be anything, but it's probably not a dull, ordinary moment.
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And it will set while completely immersed in a dull-red stain.
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Photo: Stephen Michael (Gizmodo)The very first iPhone apps were universally dull.
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I always assumed curling was a bit dull—not unlike Canada itself.
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If your Instagram feed seems especially dull this year, blame mother nature.
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Like dreams and traffic disputes, escape rooms are scandalously dull to summarize.
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Dull, dirty, and dangerous work (the "three Ds") are a perfect fit.
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CreditCreditWilliam Mebane for The New York Times A dull, frigid winter morning.
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A policy of culinary mercantilism could make dining out very dull indeed.
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Kicking everyone's ass in this often dull, gray reality we call life.
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How to revive and soften dull, flat, oily hair per Gwyneth Paltrow?
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"There is never a dull moment in my house," she says, laughing.
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First on the agenda is the dull but important topic of notifications.
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"The one in the museum is kind of dull," Mr. Feola admitted.
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Despite these insurmountable differences, the country behind the wall is remarkably dull.
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Click here to view original GIFWatching paint dry is, obviously, deadly dull.
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"There's never a dull moment in our family," Jessa (Duggar) Seewald says.
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Fortunately, if you work with the Novogratz clan, it's never really dull.
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Glitter was the antidote to everything boring and dull in our youth.
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Despite its relatively dull resting state, Pet Rocks can't be that safe.
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Sansa goes back to dull colors but really leans into her heritage.
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It will also make the world cleaner and safer—reassuringly dull, even.
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Marjan added that doing her job, she never experiences one dull moment.
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I don't want my skin to look dull after this long day.
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It feels thin and dull, in a way that personally frustrates me.
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It's too bad their combined forces are wasted against such dull villains.
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James Comey's Senate testimony was destined to be dry, dull, and pedantic.
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But dull stereotypes aren't what make Brooks such an abominable douchey character.
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A thick styling paste that adds texture and body to dull hair
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Because even within the Neon Demon world, Jesse was simple and dull.
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Instead of the bright, luscious worlds, I got dull and ugly deserts.
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And if it's looking dull, I'll use a brightening vitamin C serum.
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After that, he had no interest in any old dull doctor's life.
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Most hosts treat the G296.8 as a worthy, if rather dull, conference.
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Immediately you're there: among the rain, the damp pavements and dull streetlights.
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In terms of J.K. Rowling's Twitter account, it's never a dull moment.
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Trotsky did not have the talent for the dull work of administration.
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The usual dull roar of traders shouting at each other was gone.
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If you're feeling like your relationship is growing dull, you're not alone.
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But it never overcomes the dull short story from which it's adapted.
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"Can I keep them?" she asked tentatively, after a long, dull silence.
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There isn't a bad park or dull moment, just pure gaming nirvana!
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"The art world without controversies would be a dull place," she said.
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Dull and mild are never qualities one would attach to Mr. Bell.
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LEE: SO THERE IS NO BRIGHT LINE, IS THERE A DULL LINE?
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We will paint a nice dull grey to keep our neighbors happy!
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It doesn't help that most of the characters involved are deadly dull.
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The result was coverage saturated by sentimentality, expressing nothing but dull earnestness.
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A dull run of military postings has left him with no medals.
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Dull and vague and patrons will walk, drive or scroll right by.
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These brute-force approaches are dull because they're devoid of any creativity.
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"How dull it is to pause, to make an end," he muses.
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The designs that cover the taxi seats are often dull and forgettable.
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It was very dull, and I said so in my write-up.
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" He went on: "It's just so dull...Sadly, I just, ugh, God.
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Our producer Pat McCarthy found Luna this kind of dull guitar band.
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GoPros tend to produce dull, dreary video that needs some post-processing.
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I have never met a dull person with ADD, one without passion.
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The overcast sky was a dull color, as if blanketed with lead.
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Some panels in "Beverly" evoked David Hockney ; now every hue was dull.
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I'm seeing some possibilities like COAGULATE and STIMULANTS, but those are dull.
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The game's authorities were convinced dull soccer was, once again, to blame.
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Early last year, the institution adopted a new (and frankly dull) logo.
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Scott turns his "supportive but kinda dull husband" into something surprisingly moving.
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"We could talk about anything, and it was never dull," he said.
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The greenery of Kensington Gardens seems muted, dull, beneath the overcast skies.
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And that makes Before I Fall a deeply dull, deeply confused movie.
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Writing about Brexit, for a journalist, is simultaneously frenetic, heady and dull.
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What's inside is as dull as what's outside, at least early on.
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What seemed dull in a work context is suddenly infused with life.
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This news doesn't dull Staunton's excitement for taking on the iconic role.
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That made for a dull show, but not a wholly unmemorable one.
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But the second and fourth dates were awful: blah and so dull.
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" A moment later, there's a dull boom as the flames jump. "Good!
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Oddly, given Mr. Abdoo's time at Del Posto, pasta can be dull.
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Stream it on Netflix There's rarely a dull moment with Richard Branson.
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It does not — yet — appear to be impossible to dull it entirely.
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Most of the panels inside are also different grades of dull plastic.
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It would then look more like IWG, its dull but profitable peer.
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Walter Mitty, in his most realistic version, is a dull, suburban proofreader.
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We normally dull them down to approximately 20 percent of their output.
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You enter through a dull concourse; the prevailing aesthetic is Death Star.
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Quality blocks will also protect your knife from becoming dull or scratched.
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The avocado is either not ripe enough, or your knife is dull.
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He didn't here, although he also didn't dull himself into normalcy either.
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I could hear the dull thud of impact, then a wincing sigh.
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Moments like these brighten a movie that's otherwise dull and sadly unmemorable.
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I suspected this young woman's version of events would not be dull.
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Governance remains dull as ditchwater in Silicon Valley—until something goes wrong.
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It's rarely dull when artists take their careers into their own hands.
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Science is exciting in theory, but it can also be dreadfully dull.
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The inaugural speeches, by contrast, are almost always boring and dull affairs.
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A black sea bass "bonne femme" was simply dull instead of simple.
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And not dull in a productive "I'm learning something about totalitarianism" way.
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Biba: It&aposs a dull blade that oscillates on a high frequency.
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"She doesn't write a dull line," Mr. Goold said over the phone.
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Only Clinton could deliver such a dull text and make it work.
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What if a few minutes waiting for a friend becomes insufferably dull?
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But it is a dead certainty that the visual spectacle will be dull.
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For many, time has done little to dull the pain of their loss.
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Check out the kissable works of art that make glitter lips seem dull.
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The same leaves in the iPhone 7 photo look totally dull in comparison.
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Dull blues coalesce out of zones of intense pink and then subside again.
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We get it; your morning commute is probably just as dull as ours.
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I've worked at restaurants, front desks, and other unbearably dull nine-to-fives.
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"I thought it would be more sombre, ritualistic, and dull," she told VICE.
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" He went on to write, "There was never a dull moment with you.
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New York's offense has been mindnumbingly dull, and not in an efficient way.
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"It is many things, but it ain't dull," Cruz said with a chuckle.
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Did the thud of dull reality alter the way the ballet was received?
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You know what, I'd rather be generation dull hipster, than generation bitter Tory.
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Part of that is the amorphous but ultimately very dull phenomenon of racism.
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Last weekend I, like many other dull hipsters, was at Bloc in Minehead.
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RHP Ryan Dull was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Nashville.
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Unfortunately, that doesn't mean time in your dull meetings will go any faster.
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The chip kingdom is unlikely to become a dull monoculture again anytime soon.
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Heck, Howard Schultz has his own ideas, they're just dull and bad ones.
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Just above his eye level, a wall's-width screen glowed a dull red.
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This lack of hydration causes frizz, making hair look dull (read: no shine).
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"[This is] a silicone-free formula that won't dull the color," Appleton explains.
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The color would wash out, turn pink, or just end up too dull.
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In the picture, he is disheveled, unshaven -- his eyes glassy, his stare dull.
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In comparison, season 22 of The Bachelor is as dull as the countryside.
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In fact, Sex is rife with action; there is hardly a dull moment.
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It was a cigar-shaped lump of rock, a dull red in color.
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You can take a sound that's pretty dull — say, the metro in Brooklyn.
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However, Alcoa's lackluster first-quarter report marked a dull start to the season.
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The nearness of peril or harm like a dull click of an abacus.
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Everybody on Fair Isle works like beavers, and there's never a dull moment.
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Make it smaller, and brick red or dull yellow instead of bright red.
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But they didn't do any activities or sports or were just generally dull.
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"Never a dull moment," Mazur adds alongside a video of his daughter dancing.
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Ultimately, the reality of virtual reality is simple, dull, and a little predictable.
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It was a cold morning, aspens shaking their dull gold under heavy skies.
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All that happens, good or bad, must come to a dull thud, eventually.
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There are the obvious signs: irritation, moodiness, dull reflexes and a fuzzy mind.
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The summer between my first and second year was a particularly dull one.
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But it was a convention with no particular highs; just dull and forgettable.
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It isn't terrible, just a little dull, but Mr. le Carré hated it.
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Thus she has acquired a reputation in Westminster for being dull and suburban.
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Dream is far more dull than I'd anticipated, or rather is only as
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The Census may seem a bit dull, but it's actually pretty darn important.
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"Overtime is perfect for dull or congested skin," the brand writes on Instagram.
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However, it's a very dull year for big acquisitions of private technology companies.
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The idea that Stevens's outer life was dull is more true than not.
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The after-work crowd encroaches, and the hushed conversation becomes a dull roar.
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But there's also religion as a routine, even dull part of daily life.
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No sitcom simulacrum can dull the impact of that kind of artistic sincerity.
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It renews skin, treats/prevents acne, softens skins, and brightens a dull face.
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"Lack of empathy and compassion are common traits among animal abusers," Dull said.
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It used to hone a dull blade, but regular sharpening is still necessary.
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"The Professor" is a drama that many critics found to be quite dull.
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And even when it starts to feel overstuffed with ideas, it's never dull.
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Mr. Xi's immediate predecessor, Hu Jintao, made a virtue of dull self-effacement.
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Everyone can be a part of it in a pretty dark, dull winter.
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Lunges — they make any butt workout complete, but can get a little dull.
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Even while working for top-level executives, it made me feel dull inside.
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"Never a dull night in Hollyweird @Skrillex #dubdaddy #freeskrillex," Kline captioned the video.
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You're never going to have a dull moment in the studio with Uzi.
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I cannot express the simultaneously dangerous yet lethally dull nature of this job.
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Unfortunately, that makes for an experience that is generally just flat and dull.
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The details of this latest crisis are as worrisome as they are dull.
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When we're anxious, we gravitate toward experiences that dull the present anxious moment.
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None of these examples is unique, and overall they feel corporate and dull.
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Others listen to podcasts like "Sleep With Me" which tells dull bedtime stories.
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If you hear a dull thud, the apple is dry and not good.
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" Crace defined "Landmarks" as "something of great importance that is actually quite dull.
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His life there has been a dull routine of exercise, library and church.
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But much of the background reading on the topic is dull and confusing.
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Pseudohistory can, when done well, re-enchant material made dull by frequent telling.
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But the drug use of Boyle's psychonauts seems, almost immediately, decadent and dull.
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Next, she exfoliates to minimize the appearance of pores or a dull complexion.
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My self-pitying turned to self-loathing, and then a dull, exhausted quiet.
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It's not a heightened moment, it's not a dull moment, it's just right.
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"It can get dull or just kind of stressful at times." he said.
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Cultivate what Harrison calls ''empty mind''; following your thoughts will dull your attentiveness.
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There was nothing off about this man; he was simply very, very dull.
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As others had found, though, the strategy seemed to dull Traoré's primary threat.
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"I know enough about it to know how dull it is," Booth retorted.
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"Need for Speed" received bad reviews for having a dull, silly revenge story.
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Fit City The blade was dull, but Scott Glenn's reflexes were alarmingly sharp.
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The Tommy's margarita, made with only agave and lime, was watery and dull.
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Bengaluru and Hyderabad live off dull business-process outsourcing and back-office management.
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But, seven episodes in, it's devolved into dull cosplay bracketed by bogus profundity.
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Gillian had adored and envied her, felt herself formless and dull by contrast.
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I'm sticking with dull, diversified mutual funds because I know that I can't.
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I take delight in noting what an audience finds funny, offensive, or dull.
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"You know, here I had been thinking the Senate is dull," she said.
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The simple beauty of the dull answer is due for some renewed appreciation.
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When he did socialize, he would drink first, heavily, to dull his anxiety.
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It was the holy grail of accents: neutral, trustworthy, authoritative, but utterly dull.
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A once-dull Clinton coronation is suddenly looking like a potentially exciting race.
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And because of the regularly changing environment, there is never a dull moment!
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But that did not dull the interest in Tuesday's warm and fuzzy reunion.
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They jump at the offer — it's the perfect getaway from their dull lives.
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It started as a dull ache right above the base of my spine.
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It's never dull observing how the city reacts when it's thrown a curveball.
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Saeed and Nadia live their pleasantly dull lives in a pleasantly dull fashion — they eat at Chinese restaurants, smoke pot, listen to records, scroll through the news on their phones — right up through the opening salvos of their country's civil war.
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How many films, regardless of how dull, can have the benefit of saying that?
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Image: RoboroWorking out on a stationary exercise bike can get pretty dull really quick.
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But it also served to remind us how dull the average Dornish chapter reads.
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After 13 days of a record-breaking winning streak, the market had become dull.
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Along the way, she curses double-sided tape, dull scissors, and glittery wrapping paper.
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Calluses, dry, cracked skin, too long toenails, and dull, chipped polish — it's all happening.
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These products are all saying 'No' to the crushing sameness that makes gadgets dull.
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Alec gives Laura an alternative to her dull, tiring life in a loveless marriage.
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Worse than being a colossal failure, the details of that colossal failure are dull.
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It will be earnest, involve stark policy turns and perhaps be a little dull.
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Treatment therefore targets withdrawal symptoms, using drugs that dull pain, stomach problems and psychosis.
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There's nothing dull or unsophisticated about chronology as an idea, just its occasional uses.
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For example, research has shown that white noise can dull saltiness but enhance crunchiness.
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Perhaps his personality is a bit dull or he's too cheesy for your tastes.
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A mask, wrought in dull bronze, grinned at her from atop a heavy pole.
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He then endured multiple amputations without anything to dull the pain or the hurt.
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The girl's enthusiastic question about science was met with an overly complicated, dull answer.
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In automation, there's a concept of three Ds, which are dull, dirty and dangerous.
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Well, a lot of people, particularly those who want to revive dull, tired skin.
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Macron never did seem suited to the dull realities of day-to-day life.
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You could call them enigmatic at best, or stingy with news or simply dull.
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But its shape is square and dull, and its detailing is fussy and awkward.
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The sky turned gray again, and the park's grass went back to dull yellow.
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As a quietly industrious toiler, and sometimes dull speaker, she is not widely known.
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It can dull nerve pain and relieve muscles spasms for those with multiple sclerosis.
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It is a not-so-subtle middle finger to the rumors that she's dull.
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When people experienced empty moments, they described them as dull or monotonous or tedious.
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Her makeup was so good, not even the fluorescent lights could dull her shine.
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This formula from Kerastase is sulfate-free and adds shine to dull, dry hair.
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And look, maybe it's because of how dull the big game is this year.
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The dull vocals are even more evident in Pink Floyd's Wish you Were Here.
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Biggest Surprise: I'm still rather stunned that Jason Bourne was so listless and dull.
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Even small disruptions to sleep habits can dull our mental performance, according to researchers.
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Listed at 5-foot-20143 and 175 pounds, Dull only looks like he's underage.
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Joey Rickard got a solo shot off A's reliever Ryan Dull in the fourth.
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If Mr Trump does falter, the euphoria would dull the pain of lighter pockets.
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Imagine everything dull and routine about life, now stripped of all possibility of change.
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There's no sense of loss, because you never experienced anything except tediously dull decay.
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My neck bloomed with blood from a dull razor and lack of shaving cream.
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To be clear, Radio Girls is neither a manifesto nor a dull history lesson.
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Sparkling Christmas lights turned into dull blurs of color as smoke covered the road.
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Instead, it has been a nonstop reality show that makes the Kardashians seem dull.
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Most of your experiences trying things for the first time are dull and normal.
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Still, this would grow dull quickly if that were all there was to it.
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But investors are nervous: Mr Aquino was dull but predictable; Mr Duterte is neither.
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Cordless trimmers I've used were dull and didn't get too close of a trim.
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Not so the "Boring Conference," a daylong showcase of talks on deliberately dull topics.
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In red, they glide, in slo-mo, their habits blooming against the dull street.
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He said that, in the past, those movements were led by generally "dull" people.
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The costumes, by Arianne Phillips, play Marnie's bright colors against a dull-gray background.
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Some of the speakers were dull (Alex "A Rod" Rodriguez); others were not (Pitbull).
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Asked if he recognized the film version of himself as rather dull, he laughed.
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Dull had an MRI that revealed no structural damage, A's manager Bob Melvin said.
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Actuaries normally toil far from the limelight, anonymous technicians stereotyped as dull and boring.
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To make sure you're never caught with a dull blade, it also offers subscriptions.
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Since the incredible success of "Joker," there has been one dull release after another.
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If I had one word to describe this palette, it would probably be dull.
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A sharp blade cuts straight through arm hair; a dull blade folds over hair.
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They still love these characters, slogging through deadly dull loops though they may be.
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It immediately adds a sense of urgency and danger to this initially dull episode.
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Or that the only things that can dull my senses are drinks and hits.
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I used heroin to dull my fears; to take the sting out of them.
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It was very male, very white, very concerned with looking clever, and very dull.
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It would be so dull and existentially troubling if there wasn't a proper ending.
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Unlike those dull reboots and sequels, Arrival promises to offer something new for moviegoers.
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He stares up through the suicide nets, into dull fluorescent light, his eyes unmoving.
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It makes the mere act of slamming on a guy nearly dull in comparison.
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Meth use had ruined a great deal her teeth and her skin was dull.
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The tech giant's first set of written answers to questions from Congress was dull.
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Ms. Hutchins recalled that the original manuscript was a dull litany of animal noises.
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And while the book overflows with tight, cinematic scenes, it remains static, almost dull.
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But Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes the antithesis of dull in this horror movie.
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But Jim makes a point of being aggressively dull in the best way possible.
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If he met them, he might like them, and that would dull his attack.
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Turns out people like dull and quiet a lot more than storming the Bastille.
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Turns out people like dull and quiet a lot more than storming the Bastille.
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The company wants to evolve Moxi for other dull, dirty or dangerous service jobs.
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But the dull-as-dirt 2017 Giants offense had tried something exciting and new.
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Instead, the show vacillates wildly between tongue-in-cheek comedy and straightforward, dull drama.
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She decides the thing to do with her life is not to be dull.
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Zhang said that after reading these books, he realized he was "ignorant and dull."
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Without all the activity buzzing behind the scenes, the scene itself would be dull.
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Second grade came to a dull close without any further thought about Beverly LaPlante.
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His shoes have been scrubbed to a dull glow down to their pointed tips.
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Dull recommends reviewing your credit report at least once per year for suspicious activity.
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But you're stuck with either gray or black, which I find dull and uninspiring.
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Ryan Springer's mystery illness began last summer with a dull ache in his chest.
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Like much else in the newspaper those days, the section was dutiful and dull.
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Everything about the profession as it's portrayed here is either dull, odious or cutthroat.
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Most economists and stock-market forecasters claim to accept something like this dull reality.
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J.P. Calvin Harris has done the unthinkable: make Young Thug sound accessible and dull.
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The dull rush of U.S. Route 1 a couple of blocks away is inescapable.
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It corrects signs of aging like wrinkles, dark spots, dull skin, and enlarged pores.
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Although many like the trend, the dull color scheme is robbing homes of brightness.
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You know, newsrooms are, no matter how you do it, newsrooms are real dull.
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Or perhaps the day-to-day duties of the office strike him as dull.
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Primaries aren't dull affairs to anoint candidates — they are early tests of voter enthusiasm.
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Rediscovered in 2008 in an Osaka antique store, "The Dull Sword," or "Namakura Gatana," centers on its protagonist's failed attempts to use his new, dull weapon, providing many humorous moments throughout its two-minute run (including a lot of goofy, rolling eyeballs).
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However I don't believe anyone should be able to manipulate you and dull your sparkle.
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Don't ever dull your sparkle, Salem, we will always remember you in your glittery form.
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It can hide the fact that our skin is dull from not drinking enough water.
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School craft projects tend to be notoriously dull, unless, of course, a glitter cannon's involved.
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But the Juno spacecraft's crisp and colorful images begin as warped and dull raw files.
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They're the kind of thing that a dull middle school student might find thought-provoking.
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But some transgender women say the shapeless styles and dull colors are a turn off.
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Life is long, and being a grown-up is pretty dull, as it turns out.
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Talking about the weather might be a dull move at dinner parties or over cocktails.
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Her campaign was for The Pink One, which aims to boost and shine dull hair.
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For once, the GOP convention planners have to do their best to keep it dull.
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Gray bricks made up gray buildings and everyone wore the dull uniform of Chairman Mao.
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Yes, he could be grouchy, aloof and selfish at times, but he was never dull.
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Not only do luminizers brighten up dull skin, but they can subtly contour your face.
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It was a dull session with nothing to trade off of and Cramer was bored.
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It was a dull session with nothing to trade off of and Cramer was bored.
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Instead, there was just this dull, flat scrap of language: You are go for TLI.
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A draft of the letter has leaked, and its contents are dull, equivocating, and spineless.
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You have to time it right though, otherwise the feeds can be a little dull.
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It recalls Mr Sanders's thrumming, thrown-together campaign rallies, so unlike Mrs Clinton's dull appearances.
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Connell is surrounded by dull and angelic women, the better to highlight Marianne's spiky brilliance.
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The doting father of seven says there's never a dull moment with the "bubbly" Kenydii.
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These cute thumb drives can turn a dull day at work into an enjoyable one.
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IF A HEALTHY banking system is dull, then Australia's must be sick to the core.
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If accounts of drying out are dull, does sobriety come at the expense of art?
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The campaign itself was a dull affair that thankfully lasted a few short winter months.
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According to Dr. Bowe, the more frequently you shave, the faster your razor will dull.
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Our dull colors, our bright colors, our everything in between are all on the spectrum.
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Instead, she goes to work at her dull office job, to which she's inordinately committed.
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So far, 2017 has been a pretty dull year for big-ticket U.S. startup acquisitions.
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But Reverie's pilot turns the idea toward optimism and earnest schmaltz — with extremely dull results.
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Charts are dull and mostly only of interest to people knee-deep in the industry.
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It may sound dull in writing, but seeing it in slow motion is something special.
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I cannot be dull, I cannot be a grey character, and I have to excite.
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Why do I continue to watch Marvel's Runaways, a show I find plodding and dull?
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"Trading was dull considering it is a U.S. holiday," said a currency dealer, requesting anonymity.
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It's a dull, cold morning in mid-November when I arrive at Susun Weed's house.
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Then, they saw how the device's default settings can make images look dull and dreary.
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Even after only a few minutes inside, the real world feels a little dull afterwards.
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The noises it was making were changing from dull gurgles to higher pitched whale calls.
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Here, they're a dull, petty little evil on the edge of much more towering concerns.
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Tharsis locks focus on survivalism by leaving the dull board game math to the computer.
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She wore earplugs and protective earmuffs to dull the jarringly loud noise of the machine.
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The cries for Roger Goodell to resign have dimmed to a more manageable dull roar.
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This makes your fascia rigid and stiff, which causes pain, tightness, or just dull soreness.
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I nod, shutting my mouth on the criminally dull tale that was trying to escape.
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Dull has an ERA of 2.00 in September after logging a 4.22 ERA in August.
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Among the Rembrandts and Renoirs, few paid much attention to two small, dull, squarish objects.
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Then, I tried the Violet pen, which corrects yellow, dull skin for a healthy glow.
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All the yellows and reds look dull and could use some more contrast to pop.
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The front-facing camera has an 8-megapixel sensor, but look how dull selfies look.
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Any emotional tangle is flattened into moroseness, all the nuance is bulldozed into dull familiarity.
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MILCHACHE (n): A dull pain stemming from having consumed the Old English version of milk.
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Detroit's ninth-inning rally against Ryan Dull started with a walk and Mikie Mahtook's double.
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It's not just a dull calculation of cash and physical assets, or even annual revenue.
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Anglophile and shipping heir who—even worse—took her to live in damp, dull London.
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Less has braved his way through the crisis; he no longer feels mickeyed or dull.
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So, if we include that third path, the experiment becomes perfectly dull and entirely unenlightening.
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Clearly, someone at Toyota has taken seriously the criticism that previous Camry styling was dull.
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Critics said the movie was clichéd and dull and far removed from its source material.
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The A's recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Dull from Nashville to fill Anderson's roster spot.
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The gel-like moisturizer revives dull skin and reduces the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
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The process is never dull because what comes out of Tarantino's mind is rarely conventional.
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The market was dull, with trading done only on previously signed contracts, a trader said.
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He argues that the industry has transcended its reputation as a dull, slow-growing investment.
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This would be cheering, especially in this political moment, if only "Babel" were less dull.
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"They are probably very dull stories but some are very funny I think," he wrote.
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"A good lie is better than a dull truth," Alice Cooper said at the time.
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That show went on for 2 plus hours, but there was never a dull moment.
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All I have to do in the next 96 days is make Hillary seem dull.
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Dry skin not only looks dull and flaky, but it also feels tight and itchy.
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The market was dull, with trading done only on previously signed contracts, a trader said.
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The weekend before Halloween is always a dull one when it comes to movie releases.
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The colors are dull and have the same haziness to them on the indoor test.
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I'm hoping that this will be the solution to my dry and dull winter skin.
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The lesson: You don't have to live a dull life if you exercise your imagination.
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Somewhere in the gloomy depths of the building, there was a dull and distant buzz.
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Most cops are professional, conscientious individuals, and documenting their interactions can be a dull project.
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The overall effect is at once mesmerizing and foreboding, and never visually or aurally dull.
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Besides tasting uh-mazing, a juicy cheeseburger can also help dull the effects of alcohol.
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And with every passing year, to occupy less space and be more demure — and dull.
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Here's the bottom line: Spending all your mental energy thinking about work makes you dull
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The designers also said cool gray shades can make a space look dark and dull.
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Before trying out this cleanser, my skin was dull with small little acne bumps everywhere.
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Unfortunately, we now have LENA, a somewhat uncommon first name, and ERST, which is dull.
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Corporate board elections are usually dull affairs best left to investor newsletters and government filings.
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People close to the process said the president had found him likable but comparatively dull.
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The novel's name comes from Charlotte's assertion that "nothing" happens in their safe, dull lives.
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Many dramas have at least one character who's saddled with the dull brunt of exposition.
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Because once women enter the professional world, the rosy picture of progress begins to dull.
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But Ms. Angell said her habit had left her life dull, like a worn pencil.
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That is not to say Klopp's team is sterile, or dull, or lacking in ambition.
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That felt way more meaningful than any sort of dull sadness over my IMDb StarMeter.
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Most books I encountered were textbooks, schoolbooks, the dull, censored reading material of a dictatorship.
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SOMATIC: Industrial bathroom cleaning is a prime "dull"/"dirty" candidate to be replaced by automation.
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What would help is calmer markets since this would dull the yen's safe haven allure.
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" What's worse, in his estimation, is that "most of the book is just plain dull.
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Dull English sentences were transformed into something hilarious when said in a non-native accent.
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Because it's not as if he has suddenly gone dull and dignified across the board.
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As for Reiner, his dull news conference announcing the arrests is immediately eclipsed by Leslie's.
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The colors are a bit dull, and the photo is blurrier than I would've liked.
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"A short book by a big writer on a dull topic," was Caitlin Flanagan's verdict.
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Dry skin not only looks dull and flaky, but it also feels tight and itchy.
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The accompanying voice-over describes their typical content, in the unwaveringly dull tones of officialdom.
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Yet they headed to Philadelphia with a 50-61 record and a strikingly dull product.
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The wood is gentle on knife blades, so they're less likely to dull or dent.
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Uncharacteristically for Ms. Tharp, it's musical in a subservient way, relentlessly symmetrical and rather dull.
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Government intervention could dull the effects in populations; a bungled response could do the opposite.
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Never a dull moment — that&aposs been Tesla&aposs story pretty much since the beginning.
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The staging isn't so much cool as dull; the singers seem game but at sea.
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Ned Rumpeltin at TD Securities expects a sober reassessment to dull sterling's election-led cheer.
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To regularly revive a dull complexion, I have an arsenal of at-home exfoliating masks.
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And they do like each other, even though the Hound says he's dull as dishwater.
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Dull was injured in the 10th inning Friday night against Boston while making a pitch.
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And it's both interesting and sometimes a little dull, which seems to be by design.
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Virtuous but not Puritan, simple but never dull, this is a very strong, fast dinner.
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The green stalks — some a century old — are turning a dull brown, reminiscent of cattails.
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You begin to feel a dull and pleasant heaviness overtake your leg and butt muscles.
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This is a dull month for Bollywood, and "Fukrey Returns" just adds to the gloom.
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Buildings become giant baubles plopped into an otherwise dull cityscape, like extravagant "Jetsons"-age sculptures.
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It didn't dull the pain and fear or stop the abuse I lived with then.
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He's a "ditto" sheet that's been run through too many times; dull, smudged, often inscrutable.
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People like to make fun of Albany — pokey, drab, dull — but I appreciate its charms.
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There is instead a simmering undercurrent of dislike and a dull contempt that is unprecedented.
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On the one hand, there's an impulse to stay dull and just pay out dividends.
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But "Soft Shock" or "Dull Life" are steeped in a sleep-deprived, neon-lit anxiety of an insomniac's city – see the "We've seen the nightmare of the lies that you speak / The beast that I lie beneath is coming in" refrain from "Dull Life".
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She's riding on a motorcycle with James Hurley (James Marshall), and resenting her dull teenage life.
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The hairstylist loaded on Redken Wax Blast and Hairspray 23 until hair became dull and rigid.
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None of which means that Les Misérables can't be an immensely frustrating or even dull read.
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Brokers said trading was dull as investors were awaiting central bank monitory policy announcement on Friday.
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Righties John Axford and Ryan Dull bridged the gap to Madson with two perfect relief innings.
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Pamela Anderson considers herself a feminist, but thinks today's version of the advocacy practice feels dull.
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Ignore the characters, who are a little dull anyway; listen to the words, which are stunning.
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Samsung also released a very dull video to show off the unbreakableness of the new display.
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Given how great the Pixel is (dull design aside), we're pretty pumped for the Pixel 2.
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Dull mower blades won&apost slice your grass clean across the top; they&aposll tear it.
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If that whole acting thing gets dull, Lynch may have a future as a wedding officiant.
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They are all dull conformists, they think alike, talk like - at times, they even walk alike.
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It's a dull topic, but it's something that is incredibly important in the world of archival.
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But time marches on, and by the mid-1960s, they were a dull and flavorless grind.
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Together they map a landscape of the imagination that is far from flat and never dull.
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It stands to reason that if acetaminophen dulls your pain, it'll dull that other sensation, too.
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My arm throbbed with a dull ache and I could taste the vitamins in my mouth.
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They dull everything about me, although I enjoy the excellent night's sleep that comes with them.
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Right now, major devices in the US are dull, with notches and iPhone X-ish designs.
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"Dull and low paid occupations" will go, he writes, and be replaced by more interesting careers.
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It'd be incoherent and dull even if it were meant to serve as a standalone film.
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Some prevent the Share feature from operating during crucial plot twists or while navigating dull menus.
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Plain white designs, with a tiny, dull emblem like a town seal, aroused his particular ire.
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Bonus payments that mostly reward this sort of noise actually dull the incentives facing the manager.
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The movie received poor reviews for its dull plot, and unconvincing performances by its lead actors.
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Some tacos miss the mark, including the dull citrus chicken and the dried-out barbecue pork.
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Using a dull knife, open the mussel, working over a large bowl to catch their liquid.
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"Most of the time, repeated exposure to a stimulus will actually dull your attraction," she said.
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"I don't want to fetishize it, because it's really dull and it's really dangerous," he explained.
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It's designed with the same chintzy indifference as Samsung's old gamepad, made of dull black plastic.
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In its final sections, the game turns into a dull, cliche, and confoundingly simplistic monster movie.
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No matter how dull the proceedings, this is The Bachelor, and love is on the line.
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When you notice one side getting dull after a while, it's time to replace it. 12.
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But in real life when someone gets punched, you hear that dull thud, a bit sickening?
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Mr Corbyn is a dull performer in Parliament and an even duller one at official functions.
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And no matter how often we play within these spaces, their impact is unlikely to dull.
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Ohhh never a dull moment at the Picciurro house … so let's just get right into it.
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The dull days of summer may be over sooner than expected in the nation's housing market.
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Many's the time I've thumbed through Twitter in the dull moments of a so-so episode.
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"Smell is so closely related to taste that it would make your food be really dull."
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Routers are suddenly getting really, really interesting after spending an eternity being weird, ugly, and dull.
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Canadians watching the same game were treated to a dull slide show for Sun Life Insurance.
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Both Amy and Frank are miserable in their dull domestic lives with people they can't stand.
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PHILIP HAMMOND, the chancellor, is doing what he can to shake his dull-as-ditchwater reputation.
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For the time being much of the party's international media output remains dull and little-watched.
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But some silicones, like dimethicone, can also cause heavy buildup that leaves strands limp and dull.
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And its hideousness will likely and unfortunately dull with every use, becoming less and less jarring.
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Clinton, meanwhile, is a cool and accomplished debater but can come across as dull or dispassionate.
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Never a dull moment in the company of a Gemini, especially in the context of romance.
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Eaton reached third on a wild pitch, but Ryan Dull came on to get two strikeouts.
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It was one of those rare moments that the whole unit fell into a dull silence.
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Bracing for the worst can actually dull bad news and make good news feel even better.
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I had seen the dull green cotton plants crawling toward the sky through the summer months.
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Because Sam Smith is a boring, mediocre, dull, middle of the road cringeworthy crooning sad sack.
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Beans add moist texture to what can be otherwise be a dull, dry, and flavorless patty.
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Christian remains slack and dull—until, of course, the movie needs him to start kicking ass.
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But not one song is diminished or dull, and most of the honored guests put out.
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But I personally cherished the dull live streams, capturing the continued existence of an inanimate object.
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It was night, and a dull light crept out from the windowless holes in the walls.
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Everything seemed to be under control, but with teens these days, there's never a dull moment.
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It is hard to imagine a woman of Rayner's ambitions as such a dull, prim cipher.
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I used exciting adventures and action-filled shooters to escape from a dull-by-contrast world.
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Vegetable plates are often dull and austere; Mr. Cook's version is lively and executed with style.
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Ignore anyone who wants to dull your shine and proceed with your plans at full speed.
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But exposure to strong sunlight makes the color change from bright yellow to a dull brown.
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Video made by evacuating workers showed that the atmosphere had turned a dull Mars-like red.
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A red gravel torrent rocketed downward at two tons a second, in a low, dull roar.
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What if I turned out to be just another dull, chatterbox starlet on a talk show?
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You may think, or I may think, eh, dull, boring, heck with it, let's move on.
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He was so near we could hear his breath and the dull thump of his hooves.
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If indeed it was exciting, then magnificent, besides being a dull word, was the wrong one.
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RHP Ryan Dull (strained right knee) was placed on the 33-day disabled list on Saturday.
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"He has a tendency to flatten things out, and that can be dull," Mr. Kummer said.
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Dr. Jart+ Soothing Hydra Solution, available at Sephora, $6Winter skin tends to be dry and dull.
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Kiss itchy, flaky, dull skin goodbye after smoothing on Vaseline Intensive Care Advanced Repair Unscented Lotion.ProsCons
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A sharp blade easily cuts through skin and layers; a dull blade slides off the skin.
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The second is that the story was too dull to match the sharp visuals on screen.
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Most reviewers concluded that this was a fairly OK adaptation that's "sometimes thrilling, other times dull."
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Proving low-scoring games aren't always dull affairs, the Wild and Bruins provided plenty of entertainment.
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The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus are great, but undeniably dull (even in rose gold).
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Or using his bounces to feint and dull his opponents' senses before stepping in for real.
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The kind of bored that traps you into thinking that life is always this disgustingly dull.
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Last night's dunk contest may have been dull, but it did provide us with an art.
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This one in particular is supremely dull, tasking the boys with rooting around for hunter tags.
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Others have noted the similarly dull aesthetic style of Jon McNaughton's overzealous right-wing oil paintings.
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Short of a Transformers movie, it's a struggle to think of anyone scripting something so dull.
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If someone rolls his or her eyes and thinks, Not this dull shit again, then great.
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After the game, he mouthed the dutiful, bland clichés encouraged by so many dull-witted publicists.
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It's called the Honey Potion Mask ($38), and it combats dry, dull skin with natural humectants.
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Mastering it was dull, repetitive work, intended to make every student's handwriting match a standardized model.
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To those who work in or around city politics, this administration has been anything but dull.
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The sun was flimsy ghost-light now, a dull strip of spandex melting onto the trees.
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School board meetings in Abington are normally dull affairs that sometimes last less than 15 minutes.
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It's too clinical, implying that the work was dull before the author intentionally spruced it up.
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Some vineyards look barren and inert, the vines awaiting their fate forlornly in dull, sullen solitude.
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While rarely silly, Professor Cleese is often funny, frequently perceptive and, unlike many professors, never dull.
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It's called Will, and its focus lies in its shallow, dull, and unconvincing portrait of Shakespeare.
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Too much water can cause floors to buckle and harsh cleaners can permanently dull the finish.
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Breakingviews The likes of Swedish banks S.E.B., Handelsbanken and Nordea are stable, well capitalized and dull.
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The opening scenes have a flat look where everything is cast in a dull, blue light.
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Girls, particularly, were little more than dull collections of moral qualities, pawns in authors' lofty allegories.
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The plaintiffs said this was evidence of Harvard's stereotyping of Asian-Americans as industrious but dull.
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These can eat into the pearl's nacre, the distinctive outer layer, and dull its luster irreparably.
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I feel like I'm floating on an ominous cloud of dull terror, or flailing through molasses.
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Clearly Weber loves this period; while the book is long and weighty, it is never dull.
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If Tesla continues to execute in 2020, we could be in for a shockingly dull year.
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If watching three dancers perform the effort of movement for an hour sounds dull, it isn't.
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The area pinpointed by the resident, about the diameter of a grape, was dull and swollen.
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Their eyes are closed, their faces are pale, and they have an expression of dull tranquillity.
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"It was a dull day but we saw some general import demand," a currency dealer said.
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Initially, it's almost dull, as you can do little more than swing your laser sword around.
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Women using intellectual detachment to dull pain or avoid emotion isn't at all a new phenomenon.
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"It all sounds dull, but she likes that — dullness is her middle name," Mr. Kornelius said.
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Its success suggested that faithfulness for faithfulness's sake might be respectful — but it was also dull.
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With his long leathery neck, dull-yellow face and beady eyes, there's just something about Diego.
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On the whole, do you think of the 2010s as a culturally vibrant or dull decade?
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Did you forget that your potato peeler was too dull to make a dent last year?
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"It was a tight space to begin with, and it was dull and uninviting," she said.
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The dull blue and never-ending ruffled pleats are a bit too much for us, thanks.
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But too many job applicants make the mistake of using weak words that dull their contributions.
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It wasn't going to be a dull moment; it was going to be a dazzling dream.
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They've settled into dull, monotonous work — raising the barrier for a camel — that can seem absurd.
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Bush #2 (a guy to have a beer with) was more likable than Kerry (dull — lost).
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Mr. Hunt has not been the only one to bring a dull knife to the fight.
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Mr. Hunt has not been the only one to bring a dull knife to the fight.
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He added that, if the knives ever got dull, he could sharpen them in his studio.
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These and other cost-saving techniques can be crude, and tend to make dull, obvious wines.
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I would discourage anyone from wasting their energies on what would be a very dull narrative.
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Sadly, the second half is just kinda dull, which keeps it from true bad movie magic.
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It was a dull ache that spread all over my body in a matter of seconds.
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The lighting is a dull yellow, and it takes a minute for my eyes to adjust.
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And one of the most compelling leagues around could well grow dull for a few years.
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Except the dull pain of the heartbreaks you will accumulate over the course of your life.
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That More Blood, More Tracks is a dull, doleful listen should be evident from the backstory.
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Lil Boat 2 merely took those dull moments and stretched them out into something seemingly interminable.
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Or is it simply characteristic of the kinds of changes that The King has made to the Henriad: stripping away all the joy and the humor and the pleasure and the subtlety from the story, and pounding away at what's left with a dull, dull sledgehammer?
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Dealers said trading was dull ahead of the Sinhala-Tamil new year holidays on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Alexander tries different shampoos, conditioners and DIY remedies to keep her color from getting dull or brassy.
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Losing to Jones didn't dull the ardor of those who are for more through thick and thin.
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In the end, it made every bit of drudgery associated with his dull, incompetent predecessor presidents worthwhile.
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"Today trading was dull but ended a tad weaker on importer (dollar) demand," said a currency dealer.
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There was a dull thud as her gun discharged, an uncomprehending silence, and a faint gurgling noise.
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Like Tommy, they had been prescribed antipsychotics that did nothing to dull their visions of the fire.
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Meitu's modest first-day performance could therefore dull hopes for more Chinese tech startups to follow suit.
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Yet there's nothing dull behind the story of Coast to Coast Computer Products in Simi Valley, California.
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There are few dull moments during the N.C.A.A. tournament, and therefore few opportunities for a dulled mind.
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Not that there is much cut-and-thrust as NLD parliamentarians sit quietly through long, dull sessions.
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So grateful to be on this love-filled, fun-filled, never-a-dull moment journey with you.
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This may seem a dull profile for someone who professes to be the saviour of hip-hop.
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Images from the front-facing camera are also a bit more smudgy and dull than I'd prefer.
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It's also incredibly dull and repetitive — as someone who's worked in retail, I can attest to this.
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Ditch the dull, including those same ol' snacks, and switch things up with the delicious alternatives ahead.
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So, how do you combat the sort of climate that leaves your skin dull, dehydrated, and defeated?
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But given the strides much of the competition has made, they mostly land with a dull thud.
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Not for the good of humanity: it's more that heaven is pretty dull and hell rather unpleasant.
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Only 2016 and 2008 were rated more interesting than dull in Pew polls dating back to 1996.
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At this point, West's relationship with controversy, once a novelty, has taken on a dull, routine quality.
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He said rushing, using a dull razor and using hot or chemical products can lead to injuries.
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Nintendo 25DS: The DS cart but in a dull white with a little chupchik on the side.
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The dull thud of Tuesday's blast was heard in districts of Istanbul several kilometers away, residents said.
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When she's hungry, she's "ugly" and dull — as far as that's possible when one looks like Fox.
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The Charcoal Laser Facial treats similar issues — redness, inflammation, dull skin, and acne — with even more horsepower.
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FINANCIERS usually regard new regulations as dull, annoying drudgery best left to lawyers or the compliance department.
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The dull thud of Tuesday's blast was heard in districts of Istanbul several kilometres away, residents said.
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"My children think I'm too dull to shop online, so they do it for me" says Xiang.
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But one thing's for sure: with Story at the helm, the Monopoly movie probably won't be dull.
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So, I certainly wasn't going to let a dry vagina and some night sweats dull my shine.
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Other parts can get a little bit dull, since it's just dirty brown water covering your view.
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It's packed full of quinoa, sunflower seed oil, and rahua oil to hydrate and smooth dull hair.
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Britain is drab, dull, dismal—Britain is lumpy mash, John Stapleton, and fossil hunting in Lyme Regis.
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It's dull, the color of a worn-out coffee mug, all the way to the northern horizon.
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It sharpened all of my knives beautifully and even restored my dull and nicked knives as well.
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Between prepping, cleaning, brewing, and then cleaning some more, there's never a dull moment during that time.
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Robotics helps with making work safer, having less dull tasks, making less dangerous tasks for human beings.
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"Our central forecast is not for a recession… It is just for dull, low growth," she added.
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Maybe then, Oppo becomes a threat to the dull state of sameness that is phones in 2018.
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After several washes, my hair already looks more hydrated, less dull, and feels softer to the touch.
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To do so, they generally wear a variety of pretty, boring gowns and dull, poorly hemmed tuxedos.
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But it's part of a broader trend: connected-home technology breathing new life into otherwise dull devices.
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Now, he jokes that his bandmates don't socialize much with him on tour because he's so dull.
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" He adds with understatement, "Having a partner who falls asleep during sex is probably a bit dull.
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Dealers said trading was dull due to the Sinhala-Tamil new year holidays on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Few things derail a cookout faster than a dull knife that slips and slashes the chef's hand.
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The coalition hopes that the loss of Raqqa and Mosul will dull ISIS' appeal to potential recruits.
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That would make for a dull upgrade if it weren't such an improvement over the old one.
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Second day after viewing a bad Fantastic Beasts: Unsustainable, my anger will turn into a dull bitterness.
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Just brace yourself and do what everyone else is doing: get sloppy drunk to dull the pain.
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The screen is sharp and reasonably color accurate (if a little on the dull and warm side).
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His comeback fight was a dull, stifling affair, losing to Northern Ireland's Norman Parke by unanimous decision.
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Through this sequence, Wright makes interesting even the dull logistical aspects necessary to carry the action forward.
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This newspaper's view is that the dull but diligent Mr Roxas would make the best next president.
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Next time I saw him, the doctor told me to just smoke cigarettes to dull the anxiety.
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Alyssa, a therapist, is so preoccupied by the situation she can barely treat her (rather dull) patients.
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For others, sirens, horns and the chatter of a crowded street are enough to dull the appetite.
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The New York Yankees recalled right-hander Ryan Dull from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday.
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For an adventurous and high-spirited 13-year-old like Kim, Indiana seemed dull compared to Bangladesh.
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Also, if you're making that argument, you should be fed to geriatric sharks with really dull teeth.
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For a moment, Robyn really was a scruffy, dull-furred, small brown bear, dancing joylessly to order.
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With her wild, curly hair and candid personality, Blackwood's interviews and appearances as VJ were never dull.
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Dull, 33, appeared in seven games with the Oakland Athletics this season and posted a 12.00 ERA.
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Then a long, dull journey on a slow boat carries the printed books to the United States.
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Pokémon Go makes my walks less dull, and gets me moving more places than my usual rut.
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This two-piece Vera Wang pajama set was pretty dull — and it cost $56, which seemed absurd.
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" The color of the building — perhaps the most distinctive quality of the temple — was a "dull pewter.
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But in this long presidential campaign he has not been dull — until, that is, he selected Gov.
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The interior was otherwise featureless — the walls were finished in dull gray, and the floor was plain.
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The sturdy Teak Haus Edge Grain Cutting Board is beautiful, long-lasting, and won't dull your knives.
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Another misfire was a gorgeous lobe of burrata compromised by dull, cooked beets and cloying grape syrup.
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Responsibilities vary everyday (it's never dull!) as you assist producers with producing on-air and marketing materials.
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It's also ... dull and pedestrian, which makes you understand why Snap hasn't done this up until now.
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From what I could make out in the dull, scratched-up mirror, I didn't look so bad.
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Not in a dull way, like eating sprouts on the same day every year until you die.
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I pondered this as I stared out the window on a dull, gray February afternoon in Queens.
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If things could be dull or hard, at least there weren't too many miseries to contend with.
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Dull bobbled it and had trouble recovering before making an underhand throw while falling to get Pujols.
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Your body is now radioactive, no matter how much the most immediately deadly elements dull with time.
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So why does "The Good Cop" feel so much more dull, clunky and antiquated than "Monk" did?
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Too often, I've had white Rhônes that just seemed dull, as if they were cocooned or hibernating.
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Experts agree that robots could take over the "dull, dirty and dangerous" jobs humans are currently fulfilling.
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Before restoration, the oil-on-wood panel was cracked, its surface dull from layers of discolored varnish.
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As an aquatic biologist at the California Academy of Sciences, Tim Wong rarely has a dull day.
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It was a rare puncturing of the artifice surrounding the widely watched, intentionally dull National People's Congress.
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I wanted earplugs for the soft sections, protection from sentimentality and the dull thudding of chic cliché.
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Whatever your reason for fasting, allow the dull pain it brings to prompt greater empathy and gratitude.
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It's horror cosplaying as family drama, but it's not intimate — it's sweeping, complicated, and anything but dull.
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I am now able to stay awake longer, and my pain has receded to a dull throb.
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"I can't describe it without making it sound intensely dull, but it's very addictive," Mr. Radcliffe said.
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It's why your favorite songs, TV shows and restaurants can start to feel dull after a while.
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Alas, some might find "Ruralités," dedicated to the agricultural history of the basin, as dull as dirt.
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Clients are dull and think watching themselves is hot, but at least the mirror could look good.
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The mirror was always sparkling clean, a burst of reflection in the middle of a dull street.
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I disliked memorizing formulas and taking tests, all for the dull goal of getting a good grade.
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Dungeons are dull and repetitive, and the mini map shows where all of the dungeon's loot is.
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Ink, pastels, pencil — all combined in the same drawing, and a mix of textures, shiny and dull.
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The money paid for his alcohol habit and experimentation with harder drugs — anything to dull the pain.
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Toronto's Richard Urena hit a two-run double against Ryan Dull in the bottom of the ninth.
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Unfortunately, the book employs a rather dull chronological structure; a thematic organization would have been more dynamic.
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Signs of malnutrition range from a dull coat and digestive issues to heart disease and early death.
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At a moment when buzz can appear to be everything, Medium is not afraid to be dull.
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But memes that are obvious and dull don't go viral—memes that are obvious and insightful do.
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Plus, it makes learning some of the more dull, but still essential, topics of conversation actually fun.
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It's Gibney's willingness to hold his subject accountable that keeps Citizen K from drifting into dull hagiography.
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So many evenings, the haze of the day gives way to the dull shock of the Scroll.
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His own struggles seemed like petty complications, meaningless snags in the dull itinerary that was his life.
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In class, how would the dull weight of depression sit with the "crip" in the course title?
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Here are 11 of the most addictive, best mobile games to make your commute much less dull.
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Aside from the interrogations, everyday life in the camp ranged from stultifyingly dull to terrifying and bizarre.
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With minimalist cooking, the distance between dull and delicious can sometimes be measured in grains of salt.
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But we've reached a point where the stripped-down and overly organized aesthetic has become so dull.
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It's an especially useful weapon against frizz or dull hair, but quickly turns damaging when too hot.
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While Adam Smith considered this inevitable slowing of growth to be "dull" and "melancholy," others were optimistic.
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The blades were so dull, I couldn't imagine how anyone could slice a potato with this contraption.
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Everything around these lyrics, though, suggests a dull and probably algorithmic interest in the sound of now.
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Operating as if she could be walked in on at any moment had made her dull. Probably.
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He caught sight of himself in the lobby mirror; he was grimacing, his gums dull and exposed.
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I knew two things right then: (1) I felt only a quick strike and a dull throbbing.
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"The jobs market remains splendidly, relentlessly dull," said Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan.
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Will and Joel had me revise some bad- and dull-fill areas, resulting in a punchier solve.
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The color scheme is a bore: a dull shade of dark blue with a depressing gray background.
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A dull PowerPoint presentation, laden with endless rows of text, is the opposite of what you want.
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Not all of them used that time — Tom Steyer managed to be cripplingly dull and utterly unmemorable.
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