inaction
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"It is a present reality... and the costs of inaction are rising," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
When Harris suggested that even inaction by Congress could have a preemptive effect on state court proceedings, Gorsuch reacted with mild disbelief.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
The arrest of a suspect followed weeks of what Spivey and residents in Jackson described as relative silence and inaction from local officials.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Carry Trade: Hawkish BOJ policy alongside potential Fed inaction could trigger a further reversal of short-yen bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
But inaction went poorly with her vigorous personality and one morning to everyone’s surprise she appeared for breakfast in the dining room precisely at 8:10, with the announcement that doctors were often wrong.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
But I definitely don’t trust the people running AI and each day their actions — and inactions — become more terrifying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
"Investigation of the actions or inactions of the army in the period before the bombing occurred is incomplete," the letter stated.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 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 Jonathan Dunn
