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Noun
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Any longer than that, the robot may not be able to make the necessary avoidance adjustments due to inertia.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026 -
Not through sabotage, but through inertia.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Rights groups say Bedouin herding communities are especially vulnerable as settlers seize remote land and outposts multiply, while new Israeli laws tighten control over Palestinians and critics fault global powers for inaction.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Palm also criticized lawmakers for their inaction on addressing issues within the program that have been known for years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Just for good measure, Trump’s Agriculture Department almost simultaneously ended a temporary suspension of Mexican cattle imports after screwworms were spotted making a dash for Texas.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Draymond Green got tangled with LeBron James and hit him in the groin, later earning Green a retroactive flagrant foul and an avoidable suspension for Game 5.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
12 June 2026
Noun
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So a material known for its inertness suddenly shows its true colors and starts to react and act as a catalyst.—
Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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Maybe something like an abeyance.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
11 June 2026
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The worry for Ukrainians is that the Iran war, which has been in abeyance for weeks, may now reignite after Iran launched missiles on Sunday at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.—
Pan Pylas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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