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as in inertia
lack of action or activity
the inactivity outside the school led me to think that it must have been vacation week
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Noun
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This sense of professional inertia can have far-reaching consequences, affecting not only your job performance but also overall well-being.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025 -
This recognizes that, because of the effects of inertia, considerable (unnecessary) effort must be expended by cyclists to get back up to speed after coming to a complete stop at an intersection with no traffic.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Rita Perrigo was arrested this week in connection with a complaint made in September by the child's mother A nurse practitioner in Florida is accused of child neglect after allegedly starving a child who needs 24/7 medical care.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The report found one instance in which DCF found that allegations of physical and emotional neglect against an ABA employee were substantiated.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2025
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The window of opportunity is closing, and the cost of inaction will haunt Syrians for generations.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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After three consecutive seasons of inaction at the deadline, Karnišovas couldn’t hold off for that picture-perfect deal any longer.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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By around 2010, the Cow Palace aged and fell into a state of financial disarray and physical disuse.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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And devotion, for the male anglerfish, means gripping on with his teeth to her underside until their bodies fuse together, his eyes fall into disuse, and their bloodstreams become one.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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Japan's unstated fears of U.S. abandonment What neither Ishiba nor other Japanese officials will discuss publicly is their concern that the U.S. might move away from its commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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The consequences of this kind of abandonment, Whetstone said, can be severe.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Inactivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inactivity. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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