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Noun
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In other calls, medical staff asked for ambulances for a 6-year-old boy with lethargy and a high fever, a 14-month-old in respiratory distress, and a 22-month-old with a fever and low oxygen levels.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Severe dehydration follows, evident in lethargy, dry mouth and lips, doughy skin and weak cries.—
Dr. Rahul K. Parikh,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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This period of dormancy is referred to as torpor, as bears reduce activity and stay largely inside their warm dens.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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Will his cannon shot across the bow of democracy rouse them from their torpor?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
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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
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Per the Mayo Clinic, signs and symptoms include extreme thirst, dizziness, confusion, tiredness, and minimal or dark-colored urine.—
Michele Ross,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2026
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The club use cutting-edge software to provide insights into the physical state of players, and staff in the performance and medical team monitor each individual closely to look for signs of tiredness.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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