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as in dilatoriness
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as in lethargy
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Noun
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Context Forty years ago in Azerbaijan in the south Caucuses region of western Asia, the laconic lethargy of Soviet bulk wine production was walloped by planned vineyard destruction.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025 -
Imagine the possibilities to overcome political lethargy on these issues if voters had meaningful power to initiate change on their own.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The message tardiness sends is clear—this opportunity isn't a priority for you.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Historically, the climate movement blamed fossil fuel companies for policy tardiness.—
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Both men were prone to flashes of brilliance, ultimately lost in a haze of injury and apathy.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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What some perceive as apathy is actually self-preservation.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The business seems to be in a weird state of inertia and denial.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Using these, scientists were able to model the moment of inertia and Vesta's interior structure.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
6 May 2025
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The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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But neither was there the ho-hum, dutiful lassitude that usually accompanies second inaugurations, like Barack Obama’s in 2013.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Sluggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggishness. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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