inaction
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Many Venezuelans are skeptical, given the government’s early inaction — and the $50-billion estimated price tag for repairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
While the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held off on raising interest rates, economists say the central bank’s inaction is ramping up expectations for a rate hike at its next meeting in September.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Andy Burnham has promised to end decades of government inaction by fixing adult social care in England - and did not rule out tax rises to help pay for it.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
"It's been horrible, there's no support," Castillo, 67, said -- a common complaint among Venezuelans who decry government inaction.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
That is, as much as a war of passiveness and inaction could be said to rage.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
For them, the actions and inactions of the team this year have been indefensible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 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
From political unrest to social injustice, 2023 has been a year of eye-opening revelations, showing us the realities and consequences of our collective actions and inactions.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2023
In a petition posted on the high court’s docket this week, Thao’s attorneys argued that prosecutors failed to prove that Thao’s actions or inactions were willful, as required by law.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
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 Jonathan Dunn
