as in inertia
lack of action or activity
the noticeable inertness of the campus on weekends, when most of the students go home
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But don’t mistake the pace for inertia.
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LaGore further contextualizes current hesitation toward intermodal adoption within organizational memory and operational inertia.
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Healthcare has trained generations of leaders to avoid the visible mistake more than the invisible cost of inaction.
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For this class, federal action (or inaction) makes or breaks their communities and livelihoods, with their frustration channeled through abstinence in the political process.
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“Inertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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