indolence
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Nobody would’ve called it back when frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was singing about the extremes of teenage indolence in Green Day’s first hit single, “Longview.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
Recently, during a dramatic meeting of the Sunshine Committee when a member resigned over lawmakers’ yearslong indolence on acting on its recommendations, another member, David Zeeck, shared the frustration.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
In light of his own apparent indolence and distaste for his duties, perhaps Mr. Hice should not be using the word “vacation” quite so casually.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2021
I’ve pushed away the Tootsie Roll wrappers and empty root beer cans and gathered around my bed what I will call my library of indolence.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2020
"Never was there a dogma more calculated to foster indolence, and to blunt the keen edge of curiosity," sniffed Lyell.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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The Giver
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Life of Pi
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