nonuse

Example Sentences

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Eventually, the resident next door said the easement was terminated over nonuse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2024

A noticeable difference in performance between the phases would suggest nonuse of the affected arm.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

A: About 15 years ago PCs began to offer a “sleep mode” that would kick in after a specified period of nonuse.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Any rule that the university applies to all faiths equally, including nonuse of the tower, ought to be open to discussion.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2015

In the first instance, 146 there is not only interest on unemployed capital, but the capital is actually deteriorating through nonuse.

From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Hunt, Thomas Forsyth