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- adjective Not
spectacular .
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- adjective not spectacular
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Examples
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“It is this kind of material, to some perhaps unspectacular, which is providing fundamental evidence on the problems of the environment,” French countered in the same issue of Anatolian Studies.
The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005
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THE QB QUESTION: After enduring what both described as unspectacular starts, Kiesau said
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IHSB: The way to describe the first pro season for the most oddly named man alive (Allen Lorenz Pollock = A.J. Pollock?) is solid but unspectacular, which is disappointing given that the organization expected him to rip through Mid-A South Bend given that Midwest League Competition wasn't foreign to Pollock, given that Notre Dame plays an exhibition game against the SilverHawks at the beginning of each season.
AZ Snakepit 2009
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It was the kind of unspectacular housing block that makes up vast swaths of the city, scattered in between the genteel stucco mansions that make it into the films.
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It was the kind of unspectacular housing block that makes up vast swaths of the city, scattered in between the genteel stucco mansions that make it into the films.
International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2010
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It was the kind of unspectacular housing block that makes up vast swaths of the city, scattered in between the genteel stucco mansions that make it into the films.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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It was the kind of unspectacular housing block that makes up vast swaths of the city, scattered in between the genteel stucco mansions that make it into the films.
NYT > Travel 2010
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Amid it all stands Mitt Romney, not the high-flying investment lots of Republicans yearned to put their money on, but the unspectacular Treasury bill of Republican candidates, a man whose emphasis on jobs and the economy makes him a safe enough bet at a time like this.
GOP 'Flight to Safety' Benefits Romney Gerald F. Seib 2011
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Its financial returns were solid but unspectacular as Hollywood experienced a typically sleepy early fall weekend, with audiences finding nothing to bring them out in huge numbers.
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Its financial returns were solid but unspectacular as Hollywood experienced a typically sleepy early fall weekend, with audiences finding nothing to bring them out in huge numbers.
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