lack of action
idiom
: failure to act
The protesters criticized the administration's lack of action on many issues.
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Unenforced Labor In a three-part report, The Denver Post detailed abuses of foreign workers in Colorado’s agricultural supply chain — and a lack of action from state and federal regulators.
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Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
Some 40,000 workers remain at risk of arrest because of what labor campaigners have criticized as a lack of action by major brands such as Bestseller, H&M Group, Zara owner Inditex, Levi Strauss, Matalan, Next and others.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
As Berkshire Hathaway’s utility companies continue to face litigation from communities and businesses for failing to shut down power lines quickly enough during the Oregon and California wildfires, leadership had to own up to the ramifications of their lack of action.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Regarding the hurricane, McCarthy criticized both Biden and Harris for their lack of action in providing relief to the storm’s victims.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
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Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
Some 40,000 workers remain at risk of arrest because of what labor campaigners have criticized as a lack of action by major brands such as Bestseller, H&M Group, Zara owner Inditex, Levi Strauss, Matalan, Next and others.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
As Berkshire Hathaway’s utility companies continue to face litigation from communities and businesses for failing to shut down power lines quickly enough during the Oregon and California wildfires, leadership had to own up to the ramifications of their lack of action.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Regarding the hurricane, McCarthy criticized both Biden and Harris for their lack of action in providing relief to the storm’s victims.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Lack of action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lack%20of%20action. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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