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Added to that, the British economy is sluggish and loaded with debt, and Starmer’s chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has no obvious options for raising revenues in her November budget, having ruled out tax hikes on working people in the election campaign.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025 -
Not an excuse, but definitely a factor, from what I was told, in what turned into a sluggish showing on both sides of the ball.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The pre-snap process was lethargic, the playmaking was uneven, and the center-to-quarterback exchange was inconsistent.—
Mike Kaye
September 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Trailing after two lethargic quarters, the Chiefs gained life when Chargers rookie Omarion Hampton mistakenly ran out of bounds, giving Kansas City one last possession before the end of the half.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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After dropping a sleepy rubber match to the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, the Tigers have lost nine of their past 13 games.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In recent years, the government even started paying people to move to its sleepy medieval villages.—
Siobhan Reid,
Robb Report,
7 Sep. 2025
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Unlike traditional explosive ordnance, the railgun relies on pure kinetic energy for destructive effect, firing inert projectiles at hypersonic speed.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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In addition, cover potting soil in an inch-thick layer of small round pebbles or marbles or other inert material.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Many could be apathetic about voting in 2026, when Trump won’t be on the ballot.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Aug. 2025
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Compared with their cognitively average peers, super-agers are the opposite of apathetic, says Gefen; they are actively engaged with other people and activities.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Throughout most of modern history, it was thought that prudent government debt management involved bringing down the ratio of debt to GDP during quiescent periods of growth in order to store fiscal ammunition for the next crisis.—
Kenneth S. Rogoff,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Khanna is one of a number of progressive congressional Democrats encouraged by the party to appear in red-district town halls in an attempt to rebut impressions that the party is quiescent in the face of Trump’s onslaught.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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There’s nothing quite as soothing as the drowsy calmness that washes over you when your partner runs their hands through your hair.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The DeWine administration cited driver safety as a catalyst for the project: officials noted that truck drivers who can't find a parking spot are known to drive drowsy or pull over to sleep in unsafe areas.—
Annie Goldman,
The Enquirer,
31 July 2025
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In 2020, as a franchise, the Broncos looked listless and lost — a sleeping giant resting on the laurels of orange-and-blue bloods everywhere.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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The air was damp and listless and the heat was something to wade through, thick as molasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lazyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lazyish. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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