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Recent Examples of inaction Iran is closing the strait, which is critical for global trade, in response to America's actions and the international community's inaction, the outlet reported. Henry J. Gomez, NBC news, 23 June 2025 Lawmakers and public safety experts slammed the department’s inaction. Glynis Kazanjian, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025 The tools exist, the use cases are real, and the cost of inaction is far too high. Markus Pflitsch, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Trump deserves credit for ignoring the voices in Washington who counsel inaction out of an understandable but often paralyzing fear of unintended consequences. The Editors, National Review, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inaction
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inertia
Noun
  • One example of imprudent inertia is sitting on excessive cash instead of investing it.
    Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • When the prince brings boyfriend Dev to meet his royal family, their aristocratic inertia threatens the young love.
    Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 27 June 2025

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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inaction. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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