inaction

Example Sentences

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But their inaction, she said, has effectively confirmed Essayli as U.S. attorney — and highlights “a real weakness in the system” that demands a legislative fix.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In a statement, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu warned that inaction on climate change could cost the wider state government around $40 billion by 2050, "with severe consequences for our people, infrastructure and economy".

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Second, behavioral therapy outcomes should be audited with the costs of inaction in mind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Oliver, who attended the High Court hearing, set up her foundation after leaving Greater Manchester Police, where she was a whistleblower about the force's inaction over grooming gangs.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

There was that butterfly feeling jumping in my gut, because ever since last fall I'd become overly hesitant and anxious, and every time I had to make a decision, I was stunned into wide-eyed inaction.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely