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inertia

[in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-] / ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr- /


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Even if the state awards more funding for the tribe’s restoration efforts, he said, interruptions to science damage trust and relationships — creating setbacks and inertia that are difficult to recover from.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The major human spaceflight programs are supertankers, with tremendous inertia.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

“Given the history of disruption, the limits of AI technology and inertia in the process,” Damodaran reckons that the disruption can only take place in some businesses and industries but not all.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

At everyday scales, motion is shaped by forces such as gravity and inertia, which depend on an object's volume.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

What now of the passengers inside, still moving forward with tremendous inertia?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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