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The protesters criticized the administration's inaction on environmental issues.
We must consider the consequences of continued inaction.
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In the past fiscal year, there were only 23 out of 54.4 million flights, and only about a fifth of those were due to controllers’ actions or inaction.
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Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
But after countless customer complaints and years of inaction, regulators eventually stepped in to wrest control of the utility from Johnson.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
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Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
But after countless customer complaints and years of inaction, regulators eventually stepped in to wrest control of the utility from Johnson.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 1 May 2024
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“Inaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaction. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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inaction
noun
in·ac·tion
(ˈ)in-ˈak-shən 
: lack of action or activity : idleness
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