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Craig the dog Anti-Cruelty Society Pet owners should also be on the watch for signs of hypothermia — including shivering, lethargy, and cold ears and paws.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026 -
According to the American Cancer Society, symptoms of Hodgkin lymphoma include swollen lymph nodes, which can cause pain when drinking, fever, night sweats and feelings of lethargy.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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In the short term, caffeine in coffee works by blocking adenosine, a neurotransmitter (brain chemical) involved in promoting sleepiness.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2026
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Brighter recent light was also linked to lower sleepiness at any time of day, but this was strongest in the participants with the brightest light exposure during the day and who also had earlier bedtimes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Jan. 2026
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The question, then, is whether the sluggishness of the business, the suffering of union members and threats on the horizon might dissuade either side from playing hardball — or whether recent events will embolden one or the other.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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That means less oxygen reaching your brain—and more sluggishness.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Time,
18 Dec. 2025
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Pearce accused her of laziness.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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The contrast piping detail gives it something structured for the lounging expert, and takes the robe from being a symbol of laziness to a symbol of sustained self-care.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
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Here in San Diego — where seaside calm and crowded boardwalks conceal deeper civic fatigue — the same national weariness swirls beneath daily life.—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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And one of the only times that a true sense of road weariness seemed to creep in.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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As the camera glides in and around a roller-skating rink, where much of the action takes place, Decker and Shlesinger achieve and sustain a terrific balance of comic velocity and erotic languor.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Breaking Bad took place in the languor of suburbia and Better Call Saul in the corrupt organs of the legal system, but Vince Gilligan’s latest show Pluribus makes a home out of the stranger substrate of speculative sci-fi.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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Part of his great accomplishment was to take the European aesthetic of beauty and redefine it for the South, with its heat and its billboards, its indolence and humor and thick nights.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Some part of Baudelaire’s lifelong free-spending and indolence seems to be a direct rebellion against the man, if not outright Freudian jealousy—Charles was an unabashed mama’s boy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Dec. 2025
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As the study notes, their brain cells maintain mitochondrial integrity and avoid oxidative stress during torpor.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In the wild, hamsters dig burrows with deep tunnels and multiple entrances for protection and to sleep during bouts of torpor.—
Noel Kirkpatrick,
Treehugger,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Spiritlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiritlessness. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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