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Japan’s old, stodgy government is initially too caught up in bureaucratic red tape and inertia to mount a response.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Her confinement was not the result of any criminal conduct, but of bureaucratic error compounded by institutional inertia.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Faced with the inaction of those in power against climate change, Mathias, his sister Éloïse and their friends form the Phoenix group.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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America’s ratification that year broke a logjam of inaction by nations that had signed the agreement but were wary about actually ratifying it as a legal document.—
Gary W. Yohe,
The Conversation,
10 Jan. 2026
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The changes the department has made include employing a medical doctor who is an addiction medicine specialist, reviewing methadone induction protocols at all facilities and the suspension of methadone induction at Garner.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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Since the arrest did not involve weapons, drugs, alcohol or anything violent, this won’t be viewed as a serious mistake toward his NFL future or any possible suspension.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Or $158 million for gun violence prevention programs and $800 million to prevent violent crime, money the administration has held in abeyance.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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On the trade front, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Busan for a summit which saw tariffs trimmed, soybeans purchases promised, and rare earth controls put in abeyance for a year, with some sketchy deal details — tricks up the sleeves of the two economic giants?—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Motionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionlessness. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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