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lethargy

[leth-er-jee] / ˈlɛθ ər dʒi /


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Three days into their holiday in October, Ashley fell ill with symptoms including stomach pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, fever and extreme lethargy, Irwin Mitchell said.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Like most of the countries where Christianity first took hold, wars and economic lethargy — not to mention a relatively easier path to emigration — have dwindled Lebanon’s Christian population over the decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Depression was assessed through a questionnaire asking about depressed mood, disinterest, restlessness or lethargy during the previous two weeks.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

The US pontiff urged the world to rouse itself from "the fatal lethargy in which we are immersed".

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Nor will certain ideas forget me; they keep filing away at my lethargy, my complacency.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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