as in sluggishness
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Noun
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Investors cheered the earnings results, sending shares up 3% in after-hours trading, ending weeks of sluggishness as the stock pulled well back from its high north of $20.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025 -
After an extended stretch of sluggishness, investors were happy to look past third-quarter results and current-quarter guidance that were solid, not stellar.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, boomers have zero tolerance for tardiness.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Qing Yuan seldom complained about Qi Chu’s tardiness, but this morning his patience had grown thin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These stories about stuffing kids into snowsuits and her husband’s perpetual lateness are still charming, but there’s a different valence to them after the opening context of craft services and the Clermont Lounge.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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The commenter went on to note that being occasionally late is one thing, but chronic lateness at someone else’s expense crosses a line.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Dilatoriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dilatoriness. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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