slouched
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The production, directed by Diane Paulus, opens with Berenger lying slouched against the door of the town cafe, musing on his youth, which has given way to a sense of alienation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
In a laboratory study, participants who sat upright reported more positive feelings and performed better during a task involving risk and reward than participants who slouched or sat in the control condition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Unlike me, with my sad little balcony lined with wilted pots of herbs, he had proper outdoor space — and a neighbor whose blackberry bush slouched lazily over the fence, heavy with fruit.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
Both she and Cumberbatch, speaking over Zoom from a hotel in London, are visibly slouched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
They were all empty except for one, almost at the end, where a slouched figure sat with its back to them; it looked to be the slumped shoulders of an older man.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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