sluggishness

Example Sentences

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Sen. Alex Padilla, both toyed with a run for governor before deciding not to run, which contributed to the sluggishness of the race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

However, the British economy had only expanded in four of the prior seven months, extending a long period of sluggishness that stretches back to the global financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Network audiences are also skipping “The Faithful,” but its sluggishness isn’t to blame for the premiere’s anemic ratings.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Inclement weather could be responsible for some of the sluggishness.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Szilard and Wigner, who had left the initial meeting confident that the urgency of research was understood at the highest levels of government, now came face-to-face with the natural sluggishness of the bureaucratic process.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik