as in slowness
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The better rhythm is not slowness.
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Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.
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Symptoms include procrastination, irritability, and slowed momentum.
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City planning, procrastination, pomp and circumstance aside, the planet’s biggest sporting has arrived.
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In 2024, military and overseas ballots were rejected for lateness at more than eight times the rate of domestic mail ballots, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
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This extreme lateness is really unnecessary and New York State should join 46 of its siblings and use the standard July 1 date (Texas, Alabama, Michigan have autumn dates).
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“Pokiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pokiness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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