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Recent Examples of nonoperating Debt and other nonoperating municipal costs would rise from $24.6 million to $26.5 million. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 9 Mar. 2021 Our research, published in the Journal of Finance, shows that in 2012 these corporations managed a combined portfolio of $1.6 trillion of nonoperating financial assets. Thomas Gilbert and, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonoperating
Adjective
  • But India, citing national security concerns, has publicly provided little evidence linking the attack to Pakistan, which denies involvement and says that Lashkar-e-Taiba is largely inoperative.
    Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • At the same time, Israel has acted to render what is left of Assad’s navy inoperative.
    Bassem Eid, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Drivers say their contract issues center on pay as well as safety issues, including nonfunctioning heaters, loudspeakers and windshield wipers.
    Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • In 2020, the state of Virginia passed some bills limiting pretextual traffic stops—for example, when police spot nonfunctioning brake or tail lights or hear an overly loud exhaust system.
    Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 30 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Conservatives quickly lambasted Bondi for broken promises.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 8 May 2025
  • In addition to his hands, Smith has an extensive injury history, including a broken fibula, a torn meniscus, a fractured wrist and a high-ankle sprain.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • The United Nations reports that more than 60 percent of homes have been destroyed and 95 percent of hospitals are nonfunctional.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
  • At least as of right now, the Audible app on her phone remains nonfunctional for reasons that are beyond me, but with luck—and a bit of ongoing care and maintenance for the server in the closet where this stuff all lives now—neither of us will ever have to deal with that app again.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Right Now Every down cycle is different but this one is particularly challenging for retail and consumer companies especially because of tariffs.
    Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • Hill had a down year in 2024, posting 959 yards and eight touchdowns.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • But the remaining chargers were inoperable 31% of the time, Hartmann said in testimony on Hettleman’s bill.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2025
  • The Justice Department noted in court filings that this will eventually render the app inoperable.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Nonoperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonoperating. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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