inaction

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“It’s clear Angelenos are frustrated by decades of inaction on major issues,” Douglas Herman, a spokesperson for the Bass campaign, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

But overcoming that fear and engaging in collective action will build momentum, and a type of muscle memory, where the new rule becomes action and not inaction.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

A Senedd health committee report into gynaecological cancer has found women have been "let down by the Welsh government's inaction".

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Frustrated with what they see as government inaction, some citizens have taken the legal route.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

“In spite of our troubles and losing sleep the whole party was in good spirits, for, at last, we had exchanged inaction for action,” Worsley remembered.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong