as in inertia
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Noun
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But that inertia may be intensified by how the social-media ecosystem has palpably decayed since the late twenty-tens, and not just because the politics of the platforms have shifted toward Trump.—
Kyle Chayka,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025 -
Turns out, this journey isn’t about the outcome so much as finding the will to overcome the inertia that holds us in place.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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Question whether the risk of inaction is greater than the risk of moving forward.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The resolution likely will involve a combination of state help, fare increases and governance changes or consolidation for the various agencies, including the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and the Regional Transportation Authority, but inaction isn’t an option.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Reuters reported in late 2023 that tens of thousands of owners had experienced premature failures of suspension or steering parts since 2016, citing Tesla documents and interviews with customers and former employees.—
Reuters,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Callender is still recovering from an adductor injury, Bright has a leg laceration and Alba is serving a rollover suspension from the Champions Cup last year.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 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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And so the penultimate draft of this article intended to hold this award in abeyance.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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