as in inertia
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Noun
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For the past year, the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research—a theatrical collective with downtown cool—has been immersed in an evolving production of Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s timeless study of regret, inertia and longing.—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025 -
Such a radical reengineering of U.S. strategy would face resistance from Democrats and some Republicans in Congress, and from the bureaucratic and international inertia that generations of American engagement have fostered.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The unknown will always feel risky, but the bigger risk is inaction.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Republicans accused the Democratic leaders of New York, Chicago, Denver and Boston of sheltering dangerous criminals, while several of the mayors pointed to inaction in Washington.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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The suspension is intended to last as long as negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war play out, officials told the Washington Post. 3.—
Dave Lawler,
Axios,
4 Mar. 2025
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The suspension, to Maserati’s credit, can be adjusted— through three firmness settings—independently of other performance parameters.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
4 Mar. 2025
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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