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Noun
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Every nation faces inertia, and breaking away from entrenched methods of production is challenging.—
Matthew Putman,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025 -
In the Gilded Age, a century ago, the U.S. was mired in political division and inertia, with absurdly high levels of income inequality and widespread distrust of institutions, especially government.—
Anastasia G Mcateer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 June 2025
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No responsible nation — certainly not one whose very survival is at stake — could choose inaction.—
Laurence Milstein,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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Trump deserves credit for ignoring the voices in Washington who counsel inaction out of an understandable but often paralyzing fear of unintended consequences.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 June 2025
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Santana will still appear for the Pirates as his appeal of the suspension is reviewed by the league.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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Suarez is appealing the length of a three-game suspension, while Shildt and Roberts served one-game suspensions on Friday.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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As employment conditions and other economic variables have been held in abeyance during the trade reset, wage growth has been moderating, dropping to a 3.77 percent increase from 3.83 percent in March, off a recent high of 4.15 percent in November of last year.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
3 June 2025
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Lawyers who follow immigration matters said enforcement officers have claimed in other cases to have the authority to temporarily hold bond orders in abeyance.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2025
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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