inaction

Example Sentences

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Last year, after years of inaction, Germany reluctantly relaxed its strict constitutional borrowing limits to bolster investment in defence and infrastructure.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

That’s because the best course of action in many situations is to do nothing, and investors’ use of AI biases them toward action over inaction.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

In the years since, of course, California has paid a huge price for our inaction on climate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The department also has been encouraging retailers to report thefts by showing them data that doing so translates to arrests, not inaction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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