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Word: boringness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unlike my teenage brother, I'm not against kids' movies. Some, like The Little Mermaid, are entertaining and truly meaningful. Just because a movie is made for young children doesn't mean it has to be boring or too shallow for adults. I even said to my brother, "Who knows...

Author: By Jill Kou, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Even Fun Is Relative in the 'Space Age' | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

Kubrick's opening is so numbingly boring that he almost loses his audience before the real plot kicks in. The scene that actually rekindles the audience's attention is the one we've been watching for months: the couple stroke each other in front of a mirror while Chris Isaak...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kubrick Shuts One Eye | 7/23/1999 | See Source »

But the Street, of course, is never content to buy just Cisco. Too boring, and it doesn't generate enough excitement, let alone commission. These days brokers pitch us the next Cisco nearly every session. The IPO market, as hot as I have ever seen it, is pumped full of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Next Cisco | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

SLEEP ALARM As if Parkinson's patients didn't have enough problems, doctors say a drug called Mirapex may, in rare instances, cause them to fall asleep suddenly. That's no big deal if you're in bed or even at a boring meeting, but big trouble if you're...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Jun. 28, 1999 | 6/28/1999 | See Source »

But as a rising junior, I now serve on the board of the SAA, and I haven't played my cello in over a year. Even more oddly, I now take photographs and write occasionally for The Harvard Crimson. So, things haven't turned out logically. But I tried a...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding a Place of Comfort Amidst a Whirlwhind of New Experiences | 6/25/1999 | See Source »

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