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Despite a sluggish offensive start, leaky coverage in the secondary and a failure to consistently pressure Justin Herbert, the Chiefs had a chance to steal the game from the Chargers in Brazil on Friday night.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025 -
But progress remains sluggish overall, especially in major markets like Japan and Hong Kong.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trailing after two lethargic quarters, the Chiefs gained life when Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton mistakenly ran out of bounds, giving Kansas City one last possession before the end of the half.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pets with salmonella or listeria infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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After dropping a sleepy rubber match to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, the Tigers have lost nine of their past 13 games.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the government even started paying people to move to its sleepy medieval villages.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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What once seemed inert may actually be an active player in both technology and nature.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The statue, unfortunately, is inert.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
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Many could be apathetic about voting in 2026, when Trump won’t be on the ballot.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Aug. 2025
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Compared with their cognitively average peers, super-agers are the opposite of apathetic, says Gefen; they are actively engaged with other people and activities.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Throughout most of modern history, it was thought that prudent government debt management involved bringing down the ratio of debt to GDP during quiescent periods of growth in order to store fiscal ammunition for the next crisis.—
Kenneth S. Rogoff,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Khanna is one of a number of progressive congressional Democrats encouraged by the party to appear in red-district town halls in an attempt to rebut impressions that the party is quiescent in the face of Trump’s onslaught.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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There’s nothing quite as soothing as the drowsy calmness that washes over you when your partner runs their hands through your hair.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The DeWine administration cited driver safety as a catalyst for the project: officials noted that truck drivers who can't find a parking spot are known to drive drowsy or pull over to sleep in unsafe areas.—
Annie Goldman,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The air was damp and listless and the heat was something to wade through, thick as molasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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After a listless return from the All-Star break that included three straight losses to the Boston Red Sox and mounting calls for manager Aaron Boone's job, the Yankees have won seven of their last eight games as their bats wake up in surprising fashion.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lazyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazyish. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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