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Kirby's report is yet to be published, but it's part of the government's wider plans to tackle stubborn levels of economic inactivity that remain higher than before the pandemic.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Preseason inactivity is not necessarily a bad thing for a 17-year veteran who has thrown more than 9,000 passes in regular-season and playoff games and thousands more in practices.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Among men and postmenopausal women, inactivity rose by nearly 30 minutes each day.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

In 2010 research, Julianne Holt-Lunstad and her co-authors pooled evidence from 148 studies and found that weak social relationships predict mortality at a magnitude comparable to smoking and greater than obesity or physical inactivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

When he did find some time to visit me, he was very preoccupied, and I could feel him rankling with anger and with inactivity, but he tried hard to hide it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey




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