laziness
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But hers is not the whole story, and the moment we decide reading one spouse’s account makes us qualified to render a verdict on the couple, we are participating in intellectual laziness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
As a researcher in developmental psychology, focusing on social development and psychological well-being, I argue that news fatigue is not laziness, weakness or a generational decline in civic interest.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
I’ll admit: much of it is due to poor planning and, frankly, laziness.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Rangers stumbled on Sunday on the back of laziness in critical times against a smooth and sophisticated Motherwell.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
He had a habit of attributing all of Bunny’s faults indirectly to her—his laziness, his bad humors, his lapses of taste.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing laziness
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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The Suffix -ness, Part 2
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