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Noun
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The Cuban model isn’t working, and its allies—China, Russia, and the pragmatic wing of Latin American progressivism—seem to have grown tired of the government’s inertia.—
Carlos Manuel Alvarez,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026 -
In space, only inertia causes objects to move.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the crucial, early hours and days following the disaster, silence and inaction placed thousands at risk.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI’s inaction, the lawsuits allege, was a business decision spurred by the potential future liability that reporting troubling interactions like Van Rootselaar’s would invite, and how that liability could stand to impact the company’s ongoing momentum toward an IPO.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their suit asserts that the suspension of the primaries would disenfranchise voters.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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In the spirit of never letting a crisis go to waste, the California oil industry has been using this moment to try to jam through its wish list, lobbying for more drilling permits, suspension of taxes, the elimination of environmental programs and subsidies for refineries.—
Ryan Cummings,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The other charges were dismissed and Paul, who was put on probation, submitted a plea of abeyance.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Cogan’s melodies often hang in abeyance and rarely fully resolve.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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