How to Use lack of action in a Sentence
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In the Northeast, the lack of action has been the headline.
—Jennifer Gray, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023
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The lack of action at the deadline hurt Bloom’s standing.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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The cut to the one-year rate was widely expected, but the lack of action on the five-year rate was not.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 21 Aug. 2023
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One reason for the lack of action on Twitter’s part may be Musk’s staffing cuts, the AP reported.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
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One of the most notable developments of the first round of the 2023 NFL draft on Thursday night centered on lack of action.
—Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
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The leadership of the Pac 12 should be ashamed and embarrassed for their actions or their lack of action leading to the collapse of the Pac 12.
—Ndaschel, oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2023
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This lack of action led to articles by Ken Rosenthal and Buster Olney lamenting the process and the lack of action.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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The lack of action from the federal government has led a number of states to step in to restrict or even ban the compound.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
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The cut to the one-year benchmark lending rate was expected, but the lack of action on the five-year rate was a surprise to economists.
—Juliana Liu, CNN, 20 Aug. 2023
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Nowadays, the attacks have dropped off and the mercenaries encounter a new problem: the lack of action.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022
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Cherelle and others close to Griner have expressed their frustration with the lack of action to get the basketball star out of Russia.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022
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In 1997, Tony Blair, the former prime minister of the UK, apologized for his country’s lack of action during the famine.
—Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
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Ohio State coach Ryan Day later attributed the lack of action to a day of rest for the redshirt freshman and now presumptive starter.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2021
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Democrats’ support among young voters is crumbling amid a lack of action on climate change and student loan debt.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 July 2022
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Is there a danger - through the current lack of action by the Security Council - that it could be damaged by what’s going on in Ukraine?
—Thomas G. Weiss, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2022
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Lack of dramatic advances or withdrawals does not mean lack of action, still less stalemate.
—Karolina Hird, Time, 3 Aug. 2023
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Eskrich said the lack of action by Alabama and other states opposed to RCV will not matter if a handful of other states try it.
—al, 4 Dec. 2022
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Many countries attempt detract from their own lack of action by decrying the lack by others.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
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The lack of action outside the Senate chamber is indicative of the public’s view, or apathy, about Paxton and the trial.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
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And any parents who haven’t gotten their kids vaccinated and are now complaining need to sit in a corner and think about their lack of action.
—Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 7 Jan. 2022
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His lack of action during a crucial four-minute stretch of the shooting outraged parents and the sheriff, who chastised him publicly for not doing more to save lives.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2024
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Dailey-Ruddy wasn’t surprised by the lack of action against Buckingham.
—Nick Perry, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
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Meanwhile, Thurmond was criticized for a lack of action.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2023
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Local officials have struggled to come up with solutions in the face of a lack of action from the federal government and lax state gun laws.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
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That decision left a handful of House conservatives upset with the lack of action.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
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Their lack of action later became a sticking point for the defense, which questioned their memories.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
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The majority of the committee appeared frustrated with the lack of action on the legislation by the Senate as a whole.
—Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
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The proliferation of strikeouts and lack of action probably will do that.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
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The lack of action in Congress has come amid concerns about crime and worries about recruitment and staffing shortages for law enforcement during Mr. Biden's time in office.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 25 May 2024
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The lack of action frustrated many lawmakers and residents.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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