as in inertia
lack of action or activity
as a result of the park department's inaction, the city's pools are not ready to open for the summer
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And seeing inaction or insufficient action from Washington in the face of this intimidation would give them justifiable cause for further alarm.
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Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
Change through inaction Trump could also opt to bypass Congress.
—Julie Rovner, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
Yes, Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to reject the bill, but three years of inaction were a bigger issue for voters.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
But a story going viral this morning shows that inaction can also be dangerous.
—WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
Change through inaction Trump could also opt to bypass Congress.
—Julie Rovner, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
Yes, Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans to reject the bill, but three years of inaction were a bigger issue for voters.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
But a story going viral this morning shows that inaction can also be dangerous.
—WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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