Word: dullness
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This paper must be more than a paper of record, though it must be always be that first. It must tell the dull but important stories that shed light on Harvard's mundane machinery. It must tell the ugly stories that reveal the community's darker nature...
...Philadelphia" is the first mainstream movie to deal explicitly with the AIDS crisis. But don't let that throw you off--this is not a preachy movie, not dull or morose. It is so fascinating, so touching that witnessing the movie is a cathartic experience. Maybe Hollywood has finally recovered that skill to tell tales well...
...Jones, chief economist for Aubrey G. Lanston & Co., predicted that the prime rate, which banks charge large corporate customers, could climb a percentage point, to 7%. He added that a surge in short-term rates could jolt the stock and bond markets and send small investors scurrying back to dull but safer certificates of deposit...
Life here would be dull, with no food for us sharks...
...maxim of the industry -- were captivating auto shows with cowls, tail fins and futuristic shapes that turned boxes on wheels into high-flying fashions of steel and chrome. But then Gale labored for almost 25 years in a company that was known mainly for a single product, the dull and dowdy economy K-cars. Although Chrysler's minivan, introduced in the mid-1980s, was a godsend to Little League teams and den mothers across America, it would win no beauty prizes. Chrysler's problem was a familiar one in the industry: slow death by committees that would end up voting...