slackness
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But the flaws in “The Californians” reflect ambition and overexertion, not slackness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025
Each work possesses different degrees of slackness and tension.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is decrying the “immaturity” of his nation’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and said officials’ “non-positive attitude, slackness and inactivity” hindered efforts to control the virus, state media reported Wednesday.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2022
But as has been the theme of Celtic's season, slackness cost them dearly against a quality Leverkusen side with just one defeat this season - a 4-3 loss to Borussia Dortmund.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021
A crease between the eyes, a slackness to the mouth.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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