lackadaisical
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It was almost as if it took Chelsea's second goal to actually make them aware of the trouble they were in, such was their lackadaisical approach until then.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Meyer Levinson-Blount’s “Butcher’s Stain,” centered on a flimsy accusation against a friendly Palestinian butcher in an Israeli market, undercuts its gripping story with lackadaisical filmmaking and an unnecessary subplot, but lead Omar Sameer is commanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Eleven months of the year, I’m a lackadaisical baker, dabbling in one-bowl cakes and easy-like-Sunday-morning muffins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Two veteran Seattle police officers have been given a day off without pay for their lackadaisical response to a priority report of a shooting at a Sodo nightclub.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024
Anatole got to spend his days playing bottle-cap checkers with a pair of lackadaisical guards, who let him read and write anything as long as he didn’t escape.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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