lethargic
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Both turtles were found cold-stunned - when temperatures rapidly decline and the struggle to find warmer waters can make them lethargic and experience decreased circulation.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Upon arriving home, the complaint states, C.K. was extremely drowsy, lethargic and irritable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
When the mercury rises so do the costs for an economy as productivity melts and growth becomes lethargic, providing an additional challenge to Europe as it struggles with high energy prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Many taking weight-loss medications initially lose fat and feel great, but quickly start to feel weak and lethargic, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
One was the conviction of the stocky, beetle-browed Hungarian physicist that the lethargic pace of thermonuclear research had placed the United States at the mercy of the Soviet Union.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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