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The protesters criticized the administration's inaction on environmental issues.
We must consider the consequences of continued inaction.
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As predicted by Fleming and dramatized by Lifeline, the microbes are evolving; this is no time for inaction.
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Steve Brozak, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
In the Tule area, advocates for protecting rural communities’ drinking water supported state intervention, warning that inaction would harm low-income people of color, including many farmworkers.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Analysts say the Biden team has treated Mexico very gently even amid inaction and corruption that has allowed to thrive.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
This phenomenon describes the discrepancy between what voters report as their opinions and attitudes on surveys or to pollsters—and their subsequent inaction in the voting booth.
—Anu Gupta, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
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Steve Brozak, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
In the Tule area, advocates for protecting rural communities’ drinking water supported state intervention, warning that inaction would harm low-income people of color, including many farmworkers.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
Analysts say the Biden team has treated Mexico very gently even amid inaction and corruption that has allowed to thrive.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
This phenomenon describes the discrepancy between what voters report as their opinions and attitudes on surveys or to pollsters—and their subsequent inaction in the voting booth.
—Anu Gupta, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaction. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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inaction
noun
in·ac·tion
(ˈ)in-ˈak-shən 
: lack of action or activity : idleness
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