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laziness

[ley-zee-nis] / ˈleɪ zi nɪs /


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That’s not only because judges are fining more lawyers for their laziness, but because the publicity about these embarrassments has been inescapable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 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

It’s easy to conflate this with laziness or thoughtlessness.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

This delightful compilation suggests that even those in the world of architecture have been leaning on Vitruvius for knowledge about the Roman architectural world through some combination of ignorance and laziness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Bapi had been light crew himself once; he knew their ways, knew the tricks of laziness.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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