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procrastinates

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I think he procrastinates because he either doesn’t want to run errands for his 93-year-old mother or else he needs to pick up his mail.

From MarketWatch Jun. 6, 2026

She quickly regrets this, and can’t really handle the scope of the project, so she procrastinates for the entire semester.

From Seattle Times Sep. 16, 2022

The musical eavesdrops on a choreographer as she procrastinates over a sad task in her garden and warily ponders the glamour and fuss of a lifetime achievement award.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2021

As he put it: “Everybody procrastinates, but not everyone is a procrastinator.”

From Washington Post Jul. 9, 2021

When I do, he procrastinates or tells me to ask my grandmother.

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