as in laziness
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities
the inertia that grips so many of the club's members is the reason why nothing ever gets done
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All this career inertia isn’t just bad for Hollywood’s younger workforce.
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Thus, the team concluded that a metal bat should take into account those two parameters (coefficient of restitution and inertia) to affect exit speed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
Ninety-nine years of inertia and precedent is not easy to overcome, and this group seems poised to do it.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2024
Satisfaction lulls companies into a dangerous state of inertia.
—Angelica Kopec, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Thus, the team concluded that a metal bat should take into account those two parameters (coefficient of restitution and inertia) to affect exit speed.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
Ninety-nine years of inertia and precedent is not easy to overcome, and this group seems poised to do it.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2024
Satisfaction lulls companies into a dangerous state of inertia.
—Angelica Kopec, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Inertia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertia. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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