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"Torpor"--such a perfect word--sounds like something in Lord of the Rings--some dreadful place that sucks the soul out of us.
Passionate Healing Fresca 2010
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His suggested motto for the Pakistani police: Brutality Tempered by Torpor.
Love Letter to Rawalpindi Sadanand Dhume 2011
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More The Source: How Big Oil Could Shake Off Torpor Large oil fields have been discovered off the coast of Ghana, yielding a type of crude that is coveted by refiners because it is easier to convert into precious fuels like gasoline.
Oil Found Near French Guiana James Herron 2011
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Torpor can also be caused by chill, and it can take an hour for a hummingbird to rouse from it; during this time, even the most slow-moving predator—even a possum—can take a hummingbird.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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Either way, "Chill Torpor" is the title of a song in Franz Schubert's "Winterreise" — and the ability to present it onstage as simultaneously dark and light, with gravity and levity, is at the heart of "Three Pianos."
The Winter Doldrums Get a Little Warmer Pia Catton 2010
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Torpor surrounded the society, and Heine and Börne were floating listlessly in it.
Emancipation Michael Goldfarb 2009
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In traditional Buddhist texts the five energies of Lust, Aversion, Torpor, Restlessness, and Doubt are called "Mind Hindrances" . . . because they obscure clear seeing, just as sandstorms in the desert or fog on a highway can cause travelers to get lost.
Daily Dharma: Mind Hindrances William Harryman 2007
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Torpor Indy: Winning the Hearts and minds of the Iraqi People I do know that most of the Iraqiis would like us to leave and let them sort it out. ...
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Torpor and inactivity were the most he had to look forward to.
Bridge of the Separator Turtledove, Harry 2005
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One might even call it a flaw--in that goobey gamer sense of, "I had to assume Cake Torpor as a flaw for my NPC, because the storyteller wouldn't let me have +5 Evil Genius without a corresponding negative trait."
just a quick log-in between day job mayhem to say... moriarty6 2003
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