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as in dilatoriness
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as in lethargy
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Noun
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Signs of hypothermia include weakness, muscle stiffness, lethargy, confusion, and loss of consciousness.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Pay attention for signs of distress: panting, drooling, a high heart rate, dry nose, lethargy, or even vomiting, staggering or seizures.—
Kate Bradshaw,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Eckhart was fired from Fox News in June, 2020, in what the network said was due to tardiness, disclosure of a proprietary graphics package and misappropriation of company resources.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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Despite the preemptive tardiness chiding, the runway show began at 11.25.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
7 Mar. 2025
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And to no one’s surprise because, after years of political pragmatism bordering on apathy, Silicon Valley’s style of business thinking has sharpened to a social-ideological point.—
Nathan Heller,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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India were already favored to claim the tournament, with a depth of talent unrivalled especially with weary World Cup champions Australia ravaged by injuries and apparent apathy.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Someone who is depressed can often wake up feeling fatigued, and the sleep inertia that normally lasts around 20 minutes for someone who is not depressed can instead last several hours, Harvey said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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For all its inertia, Washington, D.C., is a place where very little stays the same for long.—
Phil Singer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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But neither was there the ho-hum, dutiful lassitude that usually accompanies second inaugurations, like Barack Obama’s in 2013.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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But the opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., went way further than necessary to insulate Trump from prosecution — not simply before the election, which the court, by its lassitude, had nearly guaranteed, but forever, even in the event that President Biden wins reelection.—
Ruth Marcus,
Washington Post,
1 July 2024
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“Sluggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggishness. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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