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Lethargic

tired; drowsy; sluggish; slow; lacking energy or enthusiasm; lifelessness; listlessness

Shaun

Shaun

@sgv.bsky.social

I've been laying in bed today hugging Snoopy under my duvet whilst listening to BBC News. I appear to have felt more lethargic since I started the Sertraline. I have felt less worried though. I guess it will take time to know what it's really like.

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Palatial

resembling a palace or looking like a palace; luxurious; deluxe; grand; opulent; regal

@uk-news.bsky.social

The under-the-radar part of Spain with a palatial stay

https://https://www.europesays.com/uk/598633/

You’d be forgiven for not being able to situate it precisely on a map. But that in itself…#uk #news #uknews

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Knell

1. the sound of a bell ringing slowly (usually associated with death) 2. a sound or sign announcing a death of a person or the end or failure of something

@brainzspace.bsky.social

Europe, facing expansion alone after Washington’s plan crumbles, listens for a death knell, failing to grasp that protection, like echoes, fades unless someone still remembers the original sound.

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Obstinate

to be stubborn; refusing to change one's opinion, idea or course of action

Media News

Media News

@media-news.at.thenote.app

Gemini Is Set to Replace Google Assistant on Android Auto Soon

Not a day goes by that I don’t get in a verbal spat with the bodiless, soulless, guileless Google Assistant that lives inside the Google Nest Hub that underpins my smart home. It’s obstinate, it’s regularly dimwitt…
#gemini #media #news

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Belie

when an appearance fails to give the true notion of something; contradict; be at odds with

@txfem82.bsky.social

Pirro’s tough girl presentation belied by her actual track record.

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Foment

to instigate or stir up (usually something undesirable); provoke; agitate; fan the flames

@nosniborniloc.bsky.social

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY6cW30EUJ8?v=yY6c...

This is a great series on Youtube. As a regular listener, and one time donor to NPR, these guys point out a lot of facts I did not know. I did notice NPR's attempt to foment unrest by reporting the Ma'Khai Bryant shooting as a racist attack in 2021.

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Elegy

a poem of serious reflection; a lament for the dead (ex. a poem that is read for the dead); lament; requiem; dirge

弓ム日月

弓ム日月

@kiroahi.mstdn.jp.ap.brid.gy

Elegy for Dunkirk (feat. Olivia Safe)
ジェフ・ベック, Olivia Safe - Emotion & Commotion
#NowPlaying

https://open.spotify.com/track/2mkbd5jMajJQtQknjXhAGG

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Trenchant

to be vigorous or incisive in expression or style; having energy; to be vigorous; cutting incisive or keen (more often used)

James Harvey

James Harvey

@keepof4worlds.bsky.social

Trenchant, sweary and well aimed from @iandunt.bsky.social

https://open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/p/budget-2025-this-is-how-you-lose-7e8?utm_campaign=post

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Puerile

childishly silly or trivial; immature; infantile; babyish

Jason Heeley

Jason Heeley

@jaseheeley.bsky.social

"No more love on the runs."

Christ, I'm puerile.

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Potentate

A person who has great power (ex. king, ruler, dictator)

WordBot

WordBot

@wordbot.bsky.social

Word of the Hour: Potent - A prince; a potentate. #WordOfTheHour #WordOfTheDay

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