idle
Example Sentences
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The physical bottleneck clears only if power, grid, cooling and construction scale fast enough to keep the money being spent from sitting idle in a queue.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The bill, sought by Coinbase, aims to boost institutional crypto adoption; a compromise allows rewards on usage, not idle deposits.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
But the secretary’s absence on the world stage doesn’t mean he has been idle.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
GameStop gained fame during the meme-stock craze of 2021, in which nonprofessional retail traders left idle by pandemic lockdowns bid up the stocks of beleaguered companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
It wasn’t the idle chat of servants, but someone speaking rapidly, almost chanting.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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