lifeless

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After O’Brien’s lifeless body is wheeled out, a name plaque with a new host is put on the door.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

England had vowed that, after lifeless defeats by Scotland and Ireland in the previous two rounds, Rome would be a return to the intensity and intent that marked a successful 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

The few other highlights in the show are overwhelmed by a surfeit of lifeless abstractions, eye-glazing prints and vacuous conceptual works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Early primary coverage feels so distant with its talk of endorsements, “war chests,” and other lifeless stats.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

A sea of sand dunes stretches below the cliffs, lifeless and unforgiving.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir