passivity
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Passivity regarding the lethal risk of ES is a challenging extra piece of the puzzle around football, racialization and death.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2021
Passivity is naturally linked to the monotony of life adrift but also to hopelessness, which can set in rapidly and have fatal consequences.
From Scientific American • Apr. 16, 2021
Passivity, after all, can induce boredom; it can result in narratives that fail to propel themselves.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2020
Passivity is maybe better than the irrational enemy the public are often cast as when it comes to science, technology, medical or environmental policy.
From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2013
Passivity on the part of the clients had thus been encouraged throughout our expedition.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing passivity
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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The Bluest Eye
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