be lazy
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He does mention how their motto—“be the first one in and the last one out”—influenced his own rise in an industry where behavior can be lazy, nasty or inexplicable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
How do you make sure you’re using AI to improve what you’re doing, but not using AI to be lazy and not think?
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
"I'm pleased that the horse went nice and high, he can be lazy at times," said the trainer.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2023
“My brother who hasn’t voted yet, go to the ballot box, don’t be lazy, play the game,” Kilicdaroglu tweeted in the hour before polls closed Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023
He taught me all these things, and that was how I also learned 1 could be lazy and get away with mistakes, lots of mistakes.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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