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While Shaban and Hatixhe make a modest but solid living, with his mother Nana (Kumrije Hoxa) carefully managing the household income, Shaban’s irresponsible, work-shy younger brother Liridon (Tristan Halilaj) is in desperate need of cash.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
Marinetti emerges as a kind of anarchic scout leader and André Breton, Surrealism’s founder, comes across as a work-shy dilettante.
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Orlando Whitfield,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Disillusion with work—or as some may see it, a work-shy tendency—isn’t a fair stereotype to brand across all young talent, the founders feel.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, in the eyes of Western missionaries and businessmen alike, non-Westerners were collectively indicted as work-shy and incapable of proper time management.
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Vanessa Ogle,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Oct. 2015
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
Marinetti emerges as a kind of anarchic scout leader and André Breton, Surrealism’s founder, comes across as a work-shy dilettante.
—
Orlando Whitfield,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Disillusion with work—or as some may see it, a work-shy tendency—isn’t a fair stereotype to brand across all young talent, the founders feel.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, in the eyes of Western missionaries and businessmen alike, non-Westerners were collectively indicted as work-shy and incapable of proper time management.
—
Vanessa Ogle,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Oct. 2015
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“Work-shy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work-shy. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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