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as in dilatoriness
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as in lethargy
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Noun
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Some of these symptoms include a high fever, lethargy, hearing loss, kidney failure, confusion, brain damage, learning disabilities, coma and possibly death.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025 -
Common symptoms for domoic acid poisoning include lethargy, seizures, a bobbing and weaving of their heads and in some cases, aggression, Viezbicke said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2025
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For the second year in a row, the five open restrooms are mirrorless, a decision the school’s principal said is an attempt to reduce tardiness and distractions caused by students crowding around mirrors, putting on makeup and touching up their hair.—
Brittany Pierola Diaz,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Cyber tardiness The compounding failures in PowerSchool's crisis self-author a cyber readiness agenda that executives, boards, investors, tech leaders and schools must address.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rather than aiding survival, prolonged apathy deepens suffering, worsening health outcomes and quality of life.—
Adam Kepecs,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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Their actions were abhorrent and horrifying—and their apathy was obvious.—
Ross Overline,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hoppe does not take cognizance of the power of inertia.—
Walter E Block,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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The real challenges lie in operational inertia, fragmented adoption and underutilization of existing tools.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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