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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Overcoming this inertia and resistance to change is difficult, especially since this resistance is often not entirely conscious.
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Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
Breaking free from that inertia will be the industry’s true challenge.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
This inertia starts in the Supervisory and Management Board.
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Climate advocates are counting on the economic inertia of that type of clean tech spending to make climate action resilient to the coming changes in the White House.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
Breaking free from that inertia will be the industry’s true challenge.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
This inertia starts in the Supervisory and Management Board.
—Andrew Binns, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Climate advocates are counting on the economic inertia of that type of clean tech spending to make climate action resilient to the coming changes in the White House.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Inertia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertia. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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