laziness
Example Sentences
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Call it the laziness tax: a quiet, regressive wealth transfer from inattentive consumers to the banking system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Whether it's loyalty, laziness, or fear it'll be a faff that keeps us from switching, banks are competing to change our mind.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The answer is more sinister and complex than simple laziness or burnout.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
As a researcher in developmental psychology, focusing on social development and psychological well-being, I argue that news fatigue is not laziness, weakness or a generational decline in civic interest.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
She chided me less for my laziness and melancholy, and she allowed me more time to study and write.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
Vocabulary lists containing laziness
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ness
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The Suffix -ness, Part 2
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