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Noun
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Although signs of illness are uncommon, some cats may develop fever, loss of appetite or lethargy.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025 -
There can also be severe neurological changes, such as confusion or lethargy.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His tone shouldn’t be mistaken for apathy.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Non-motor symptoms can include depression, anxiety, hallucinations, apathy, sleep disorders, loss of smell, digestive issues and orthostatic hypotension (a sudden drop in blood pressure when standing up), according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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This might look like prolonged dependence on parents for housing and finances, difficulty committing to work or education, avoidance of romantic or social commitments or a general inertia around planning for the future.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Driven by the balance between gravity and inertia, the weight shifts automatically as vibrations change.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The book’s languor can be ponderous and vintage, more 20th century than 21st.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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During an epidemic that otherwise made life hectic and clamorous, the militarized languor of the residents was glaring precisely because Liberians who were already displaced from the recent Civil War felt abandoned by the government.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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The world does seem full of unhappiness and tragedy, much of it human-caused, either through outright cruelty or through the indolence of our illusions.—
Philip Metres
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Their waiter’s indolence meant a long wait even for menus, yet neither of them let drop a word of complaint.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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Europe’s lassitude is heightened by internal divisions.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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As something of a companion piece to More, Jacques Deray’s summer thriller La Piscine is a far more dramatic and insidious tale of tropical desire, lassitude, and violence.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Noun
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As a result, pricing has stayed relatively stable despite the sluggishness.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Still, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled last week that the central bank may cut its key interest rate at its meeting next month, amid signs of sluggishness in the job market.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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In Annabelle’s defense, her laziness is in line with the rest of the film franchise, which almost always involves demons using preexisting hauntings to torment families.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Kahneman’s work in Thinking, Fast and Slow highlights cognitive laziness, our tendency to seek quick answers and shortcuts that can come at the expense of deeper insight.—
Sarat Chakravarthi,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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