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“Imagine being able to see exactly how your body moves and where energy is lost,” says David Cone, no slouch in his younger days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

If students slouch, lean against the walls or look around, they were given a warning, Ben said.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Visa’s stock, for its part, has been no slouch, rising 2,244% since the time of its IPO in March 2008, compared with a 473% rise for the S&P 500 over the same time.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

Even before the new changes, Japan has been no slouch.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

From the comfort of the passenger seat, I watched Fang slouch up his front walk, the battered Converse box pinched under his arm.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

The man slouches in his chair with his legs crossed, while the woman holds up her phone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

In the wilds of Humboldt County, Riley Keough slouches into view.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

The five Nrityagram women who perform are certainly no slouches, as the opening number makes clear.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2023

He's the kind of fellow who's convinced he knew what the world needs in the way the rest of the slouches around him never did.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2022

Not that any of them were slouches when it came to academics.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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

His press conferences are almost theatrically placid, Brunson often slouched in a hat and/or hooded sweatshirt and deflecting any effort to valorize his success.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Photos on social media showed them slouched on plastic chairs, swathed in plastic bags fogged up by their breath.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025

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

An easy grin played across his face as he slouched and faced the reporters.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

As he sat under a ray of natural light in his studio, his creations staring at his back through a hundred radiant eyes and looking glasses, Chambers sat slouching.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

All of that will ensure there is no slouching during Powell’s final stint as Fed chair—and not for investors, either.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

Of course those activities are "a good thing" she says, but they won't make up for sitting all day at work staring at a screen or spending the evening slouching on the couch.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

Fact: Many people spend hours slouching while staring at a computer or focusing on cellphones that draw the eyes down and curve the neck.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025

Tattered gods slouching in their rags across the waste.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy