passive
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Jay Woods, chief strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, sees this as potentially dangerous for passive investors as well.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Fresh water was continuously extracted while salts were directed toward the passive regions, where they could later be collected without reducing performance.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
To teach kids the true value of money, Chancey advises parents to stop handing out passive allowances and instead require children to trade their own time and labor to earn it.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
"There's been plenty of coverage that the club was passive during this period. And that's absolutely not true," insisted Venkatesham.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
That is what they have in common with the passive constructions that also bog down these examples, like was affirmed and were used.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing passive
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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