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. 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 See All Example Sentences for lack of action

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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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