inert
Example Sentences
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So far, he says, Russian Oreshniks have only been carrying inert warheads and have caused limited damage.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
“The emotive nature of the category, alongside these durable levers that we bring to market, puts us in a category which is relatively much more inert to some of these macro headwinds,” Singh said.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The state investigator also requested the X-ray tests that deputies had used to wrongly determine that the two grenades were inert, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Despite the obvious medical concerns, and the chronically inert action, there remains sizable public nostalgia for watching fighters who are too old to fight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
You might as well have asked them to name the atomic numbers of all the inert gases.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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And Then There Were None
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