inertia

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

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

This removes friction in consumption, stripping out inertia in subscriptions, constantly finding the cheapest and best option, reducing companies margins and thus profits.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 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

But he was sympathetic to the crowd’s inertia: “The stillness isn’t apathy,” Skybetter added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

In spite of all these difficulties, he continued to prepare his epic book on mechanics, inertia and motion.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin