On Leaf Cay, for example, yard-long rock iguanas sun themselves with a languor unbecoming an endangered species.

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Nothing so much proved the point as the perceived femininity of the East, that beguiling, voluptuous realm of languor and luxury.

WSJ: Still Under Cleopatra's Spell

Anyone who watches the stockmarkets knows that they undergo periods of wild adolescent swings as well as times of geriatric languor.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe moved to the podium with his trademark blend of languor and briskness - still looking reasonably sprightly for an 87-year-old in reportedly poor health.

BBC: Zimbabwe: The land of nervous laughter

Perhaps this also explains our economic languor.

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