inaction

Example Sentences

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They vented angrily about what they saw as the inaction of local authorities and called for California Atty.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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

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

“We have: One, a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov