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1
failure to take the care that a cautious person usually takes
- considering the chemical company's slackness when it comes to safety, it's a wonder there hasn't been a catastrophe
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2
the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line
- there's simply too much slackness in this clothesline
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“Slackness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slackness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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