Word: dulling
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...outside, the pack or the lead, and there's nothing a trainer can do to change his protege's outlook on life. Times, left to the mercy of Swifty's attraction in a particular race, vary widely. And the dogs work out every day, so frequent racing doesn't dull their edge...
...dull and anxious, rather than I skim...
...midst of an otherwise dull mar ket, the New York Stock Exchange last week established an interesting new record. The exchange traded its 1,899,495,015th share of stock this year, exceeding the record for annual turnover that had been set only last year. Nobody in Wall Street knew for certain what the final quarter of the year would bring, but if activity continues at the pace of the first nine months, about 2.5 billion shares should change hands before the year ends...
...diplomatic and press dispatches trace the immediate prewar events at yawning length. The narrative of the war itself relies heavily on the turgid reports of field commanders, completely misses the sense of speed and surprise that made the Israeli victory possible, and even manages to make Moshe Dayan sound dull...
Robby -- "But we certainly don't need drugs to dull our senses...