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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Noun
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My field has spent a decade pointing to Schedule I, scarce funding, and regulatory inertia as the reasons our progress has been so slow, and those complaints are now being taken seriously at the highest levels of government.—
Peter S. Hendricks,
STAT,
6 May 2026 -
The result is a budget that reflects institutional inertia more than the needs of Angelenos.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Their inaction is unacceptable.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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No one is exempt from their responsibility, regardless of rank or assignment, and all must answer for their actions and inactions.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Inertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertness. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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