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also lallygagged
as in delayed
to move or act slowly
accused the government of lollygagging while survivors of the earthquake continued to live in the most wretched conditions
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In a Senate Small Business Committee field hearing, Western North Carolina leaders called for reform to the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan programs, saying a bureaucratic and convoluted system delayed recovery.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Sep. 2025 -
Also, in 2018, the festival was delayed on the first day and then cancelled on the second day due to lightning and severe weather.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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An unseasonably strong low-pressure system that lingered off the Southern California coast all week is now sliding inland, funneling moisture and atmospheric instability across Arizona.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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That embarrassing exit from the World Series lingered for months.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Moments later, Holguin began screaming as the dogs — grabbing him around his legs and torso — dragged him toward the back of the driveway, Silva testified.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s when a second vehicle collided with the pedestrian and dragged him an unknown distance.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Lollygagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollygagged. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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