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slackness



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But the flaws in “The Californians” reflect ambition and overexertion, not slackness.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2025

He muscled into Celtic's box, withheld a challenge and poked home exposing a moment of slackness 90 seconds after Celtic's second.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2022

It’s hard to say, since for many of us the slackness, anxiety and dissociation of the World’s Fair Challenge is just another name for Tuesday.

From New York Times Apr. 13, 2022

With sheer determination, he established that a man in his 40s didn’t have to suffer arm slackness and that with pure application he could learn any system.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 2022

Her daughter’s friend seemed to have none of the mother’s slackness.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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