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People experiencing more severe infections may also suffer high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes and blood in their urine.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025 -
Foods high in the amino acid tryptophan (like milk, turkey, chicken, lobster, and certain types of nuts) can also increase lethargy, according to Dr. Ganjhu.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 Aug. 2025
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For years, McDaniel has been accused of being too much of a player’s coach and being afraid to lower the boom, so to speak, for infractions such as tardiness to meetings or practice.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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That means the leaders set the standard for the team, and police things like penalties and tardiness.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 July 2025
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Whether driven by social apathy or artistic passion, James—effortlessly played by O’Connor with hangdog elegance—registers as a compelling update of the ’70s American male loner archetype for another dispiriting, directionless time.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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The human cost of this bureaucratic apathy is staggering.—
Darren Mack,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Changes to the workflow, organizational structure and practices are almost always resisted at first, and focusing on the competitive advantage alone may not be sufficient to overcome the adoption resistance inertia.—
Vibhu Sharma,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Turbulent, yet stuck in a state of inertia, fighting off possible sanctions and regression on the pitch.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Stranger by the Lake is a bookend of sorts to La Piscine, as both films seem to condemn their characters, and by extension, the counterculture surrounding them, to a lassitude incapable of any moral authority.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 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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“Sluggishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sluggishness. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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