lack of action
idiom
: failure to act
The protesters criticized the administration's lack of action on many issues.
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And just on Thursday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau questioned the lack of action at the Organization of American States to address the crisis in Haiti.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
The lack of action from the Oval Office isn’t impressing Moody’s, which downgraded U.S. debt a month ago to Aa1 from Aaa.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 June 2025
This trend of challenging safe-seat incumbents is likely due to the rise of frustration about Trump administration policies and a lack of action from Democrats, who are in the minority, said Mike Wolf, chair of the Mike Downs Center for Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
After criticizing Purvis in a Facebook post for a lack of action, Ezell said Purvis blocked her.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
The lack of action from the Oval Office isn’t impressing Moody’s, which downgraded U.S. debt a month ago to Aa1 from Aaa.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 June 2025
This trend of challenging safe-seat incumbents is likely due to the rise of frustration about Trump administration policies and a lack of action from Democrats, who are in the minority, said Mike Wolf, chair of the Mike Downs Center for Politics at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
After criticizing Purvis in a Facebook post for a lack of action, Ezell said Purvis blocked her.
—Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Lack of action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lack%20of%20action. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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