inactivity
Example Sentences
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The discovery could support the development of new approaches for maintaining muscle repair during aging, extended bed rest, and other conditions that involve long periods of inactivity.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
That has kept the top rates just under 4% for several months — not out of inactivity, but because the push-pull keeps a swing from happening in either direction.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
The initial restart was ahead of schedule, but months of inactivity allowed water to accumulate in parts of the mine, wetting the ore and necessitating new loading equipment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The government spends 25 times as much on benefits for young people than it does on supporting them into work, the author of a major review into youth inactivity has said.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
I won’t remember what’s really going to happen, that nerve-silence spreading over the whole of my body, like a purple cloud, that emptiness, that inactivity.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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