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Noun
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And by the inertia of ownership.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Character animations are slick, but reliable in their control and inertia — rarely leading to flubs caused by anything other than player error.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet, members of Congress continue to receive their salaries and benefits, insulated from the consequences of their inaction.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Every day of inaction brings us closer to a crisis.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His older brother, Mario, is also a HSV player, albeit one serving a four-year suspension for a doping violation.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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But Indonesia’s House of Representatives said that the license suspension would not cause severe impact on such users.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Carroll requested during Wednesday’s meeting that the board either reject the charges or hold them in abeyance until the litigation between The Trap and the city is resolved.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That threat was only held in abeyance by his signature; the commission needed to ratify it to fully spike the governor’s guns.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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