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laziness

[ley-zee-nis] / ˈleɪ zi nɪs /


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Rangers stumbled on Sunday on the back of laziness in critical times against a smooth and sophisticated Motherwell.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The bot boom in academia writ large puts on display the insecurity of students just as much as it does their laziness.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

“Self-censorship” is what Mr. Hersh calls the flaw in so many news organizations to miss or ignore controversial stories, when what he really means is laziness and cowardice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

But Izumi also has raised the alarm that pervasive AI use could counteract the benefits of homework by enabling cut-and-paste laziness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

But by the time my mother had had her say about him, I saw his brain had shrunk from laziness, so that now it was good only for thinking up excuses.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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