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Word: boringness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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The widespread revulsion with Congress has lent spice to an otherwise boring midterm campaign. Public-opinion polls confirm that a cynical electorate has not been paying close attention to the race. But the anti-Washington mood has made some contests closer than expected -- and added some distracting mud.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Housecleaning Time? | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

More tellingly, we are unnerved by peace and seem to find it boring. When the cold war ended, we found no reason to celebrate. Instead we heated up the "war on drugs." What should have been a public-health campaign, focused on the persistent shame of poverty, became a new...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Warrior Culture | 10/15/1990 | See Source »

Other residents also said that the months of waiting were worthwhile. "Before," said Dorothy Krol, "the park wasn't good for toddlers. There were no good swings or slides and it was kind of boring."

Author: By Beong-soo Kim, | Title: Commons Gets Playground | 10/2/1990 | See Source »

My time has passed. I'm very tired. I'm at the age when I have nothing before me but the past. My future is only to go to my grave. I am not afraid of death. In fact, I want to die. My situation is so dull and boring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Khrushchev's Secret Tapes | 10/1/1990 | See Source »

"There are a lot of different ethnic groups--it certainly is not boring. You get to know your customers. Everyone's not a strange face in the door."

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Fighting to Keep A Square Alive | 9/14/1990 | See Source »

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