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as in inertia
lack of action or activity
the inactivity outside the school led me to think that it must have been vacation week
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Noun
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In addition to facing political animosity and policy resistance, reforms to dial down DEI will also encounter institutional inertia.—
Wenyuan Wu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025 -
More news: Yankees, Dodgers, Mets Begin Pursuit of Roki Sasaki While the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are still listed as the favorites to sign Sasaki, some of that speculation might be inertia.—
Tim Ryan,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Other forms of childhood adversity — emotional abuse, neglect, household mental illness, substance abuse, and exposure to parental domestic violence — were not significantly associated with stroke in this study.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Home Start, a nonprofit dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect, was recently awarded a $100,000 gift from Guild Giving Foundation, a nonprofit under Guild Mortgage Company.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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Decision-makers, end the cycle of inaction, set Connecticut on course to achieving our 2030 goals, and begin to build a cleaner, more equitable future.—
Zanagee Artis,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2025
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According to a recent report from the World Economic Forum, the cost of inaction will be in the region of 10-15%, every year.—
Jesper Brodin,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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And devotion, for the male anglerfish, means gripping on with his teeth to her underside until their bodies fuse together, his eyes fall into disuse, and their bloodstreams become one.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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The nation’s highest court has never ruled on Section 3, which fell into disuse after the 1870s, when most former Confederates were allowed back into government by congressional action.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Volunteers advocate for children who have been removed from their home from either abuse, abandonment or neglect.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2025
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Anxious Attachment: Children with anxious attachment often suffer from fear of abandonment.—
Christin Perry,
Parents,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Inactivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inactivity. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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