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Transport infrastructure across Europe, North America and central Asia must adapt to more adverse climate conditions, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that inaction could prove more costly than upgrades.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Party authorities punished nearly 160,000 people for offenses related to policy inaction, recklessness or deceit last year, a 16% increase from the 2024 total, according to official data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

They requested a meeting to discuss long-term solutions for crossings to Anglesey and urged the issue to be prioritised after "years of inaction".

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

Glassman said the medical examiner’s update does not affect the civil case, which is about the district’s inaction in protecting a child in distress.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

“Certainly,” said Bogert, irritably, “a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow him to come to harm.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

For them, the actions and inactions of the team this year have been indefensible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025

After Helene, she was among the few voices in North Carolina criticizing the lack of evacuations and other inactions ahead of the storm.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2025

"Citizens have a duty to hold the government accountable for their actions and inactions, and this can only happen if the government is open and not clothed in secrecy," the court said.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024

“After decades of inactions, it’s time to reevaluate our basic approach,” Mr. Chabot told “The Washington Brief,” a monthly virtual event series hosted by The Washington Times Foundation.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

The actions or inactions of one solitary soul cannot bring the end of life, only the accumulation of the wrongs and injustices of a whole race, the human race.

From The Revolutions of Time by Dunn, Jonathan