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inert

[in-urt, ih-nurt] / ɪnˈɜrt, ɪˈnɜrt /


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Philosophy without a biography turns inhuman; biography without a philosophy becomes inert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But for at least a little while, within the confines of San Francisco’s Moscone Center, there was a glimmer of a life in a contest that has seemed largely inert.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Lutnick’s testimony this past week, like Bondi’s, is thus operating as a still life in what happens when the law becomes inert.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

At first glance, the moon appears lifeless and inert.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

The gauges remained inert, and he said to himself, An android response.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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