indolence
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I’ve spent the last 40-odd years trying to fight the good fight against the forces of indolence and greed to do the best with our stuff that you can do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 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
One of Diski’s great subjects was her own indolence.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2021
For some, the notion of an isolated, utterly private Caribbean atoll may conjure up fantasies of tropical indolence — chaise longues on a white-sand beach, umbrella drinks and perhaps a paperback.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021
He was soft and more used than he dared admit to indolence and good food.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Vocabulary lists containing indolence
The Giver
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Negatives with "in"
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Life of Pi
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