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slouch

[slouch] / slaʊtʃ /


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Even before the new changes, Japan has been no slouch.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

ExpressVPN’s streaming performance might be difficult to beat, but NordVPN is no slouch in that area either.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2026

With a recently reported $350 billion valuation, Anthropic is smaller than OpenAI, but it’s no slouch.

From MarketWatch Dec. 31, 2025

You cannot just slouch in off the street on a whim, assuming you have a couple hundred dollars burning a hole in your pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

Harry saw Viktor Krum rise from the Slytherin table and slouch up toward Dumbledore; he turned right, walked along the staff table, and disappeared through the door into the next chamber.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

The man slouches in his chair with his legs crossed, while the woman holds up her phone.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

It’s a conflict that still echoes among the nearly half-million Southern Californians of Salvadoran descent, and shadows the Central American nation as it slouches toward a critical Feb. 4 general election.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2023

Adding water to nut butters can be mystifying because the mixture will initially stiffen before it slouches.

From Washington Post Jan. 15, 2023

Riseborough offers a dynamite performance as Suze, leaning into a thick New York accent as she slouches and slinks through her character’s awakening.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2022

Manny slouches down and stares up at the ceiling.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

In a laboratory study, participants who sat upright reported more positive feelings and performed better during a task involving risk and reward than participants who slouched or sat in the control condition.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

While going down a TikTok rabbit hole on car tech, she was alarmed by one clip in which a woman of similarly short stature said her car decelerated after she briefly slouched.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Silk pajama pants slouched over Wales Bonner loafers.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2026

Photos on social media showed them slouched on plastic chairs, swathed in plastic bags fogged up by their breath.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2025

The second-floor janitor had seen him slouched on a bench outside the archaeology annex.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

All of that will ensure there is no slouching during Powell’s final stint as Fed chair—and not for investors, either.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Fact: Many people spend hours slouching while staring at a computer or focusing on cellphones that draw the eyes down and curve the neck.

From Science Daily Dec. 15, 2025

Scotland still have the disappointment of slouching on their sofas this summer instead of strutting their stuff in Switzerland at the Euros.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2025

Killer scene: Borisov as Igor, slouching on Ani’s couch, engages in broken-English small talk that warmly evokes their shared humanity despite the physical madness that came before.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2025

“Thanks, buddy,” Leroy said, staring straight ahead, slouching down on the seat.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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