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Noun
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Curry’s passivity to start games, and his turnovers, have been complicit in the Warriors’ sputtering offense.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
1 May 2025 -
Intimacies weaves Kitamura’s interest in passivity and performance into her most direct form of moral and political critique.—
Lidija Haas,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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The major sticking point in negotiations that kept the strike going for nearly a year was protections surrounding generative A.I., which the gaming companies made significant acquiescences to come their best, last and final offer.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
11 June 2025
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His goal seems to be to scare the public into acquiescence.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
6 June 2025
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“Passiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passiveness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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