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Noun
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Another is that cultural and societal inertia tends to spell slow adoption.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025 -
At an organizational level, the prevailing culture can also entrench certain paths, sidelining new ideas, and leading to institutional inertia.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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This violence is designed to intimidate public servants into inaction.—
Bob Morgan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Similar legislation introduced in the two previous Congresses died from inaction.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
4 July 2025
Noun
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At least one opposition party has called for his suspension.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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The memo also calls for the temporary suspension of LEP.gov, a federal website for people with limited English proficiency.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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The bar will close for 30 days, permanently surrender its 4 a.m. license, and pay a $10,000 fine, with an additional $31,000 held in abeyance.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 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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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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