lifeless
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The unpleasant market metaphor refers to the idea that even a lifeless feline when dropped from a height may initially ricochet off the ground.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Her husband Robert said his son was initially lifeless in his arms, before Alfred started screaming.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
We know that movies are just sequences of lifeless images.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
From almost any vantage point, the Salton Sea appears lifeless — a gray expanse rimmed with salt and windblown dust.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The king's father looked around, aghast, but only the lifeless stone Bauxi, held down by the monument as if pinned by a needle, remained.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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