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

A second approach, inertial confinement, uses the plasma’s own inertia to slow its dispersal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The proposal was met with bureaucratic inertia and with skepticism from scientists, but the idea persisted in Dr. Knipling’s mind.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson