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Animal control officers urge residents to watch for signs of overheating, such as lethargy, vomiting, or heavy panting, and seek veterinary care immediately if these symptoms appear.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 2025 -
Be aware of and report any coyotes exhibiting behavior indicative of rabies, such as staggering, seizures and extreme lethargy.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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And the torpor is reflected in DraftKings’ NBA title odds for next season, as of Wednesday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
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In the mid-to-late ’70s, when New York was sunk into the torpor of potential economic ruin, the city was fabled in another way.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 Apr. 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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The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Torpidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torpidity. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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