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
Theodore Agnew called counter-fraud efforts “woeful” and said the government was paralyzed by a combination of “arrogance, indolence and ignorance.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2022
For most of Yvan’s clients, life seems to go on as before, with little to disrupt their cosseted indolence.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
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
Eliza generally took no more notice of her sister’s indolence and complaints than if no such murmuring, lounging object had been before her.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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The Giver
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