passive
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But a tax attorney in Los Angeles, Andrew Gradman, wasn’t convinced the tax incentive was enough to curb a landlord’s appetite for the passive income of steady rent payments.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"Strategically, this will harden Abu Dhabi's view that passive defence is not enough," Krieg said.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
By removing the need for lasers and external electrical power, the system creates a fully passive source of correlated photon pairs.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
The Vanguard Group manages the largest index funds in the world—nearly $12 trillion in passive index assets.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
At the same time, the narrow confines of the galleries prevent us from becoming passive observers by forcing us into a direct confrontation with the works themselves.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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