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Noun
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Someone who is depressed can often wake up feeling fatigued, and the sleep inertia that normally lasts around 20 minutes for someone who is not depressed can instead last several hours, Harvey said.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025 -
For all its inertia, Washington, D.C., is a place where very little stays the same for long.—
Phil Singer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Climate change is costly to ignore As the impacts of climate change grow in both frequency and magnitude, the costs of inaction are increasing.—
Paul Bierman,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
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It was used in the Silence = Death campaign to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic, and to criticize the government's inaction on the virus.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 12 shots for the Panthers, who continue to play without key stars Matthew Tkachuk (groin), Aaron Ekblad (suspension) and recent acquisition Brad Marchand (upper-body injury).—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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His appointee as chief executive for U.S. Agency for Global Media embarked on a series of suspensions, visa revocations and investigations that were found, in some instances, to violate the law and federal policy.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jaguar might have quietly and respectfully slipped into abeyance after years of struggle, as Daimler, Rover, Triumph, and other great British names did.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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Arguably financially also well, considering the Warriors were waiting with the extension that Heat President Pat Riley had denied, or at least held in abeyance.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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