idle
Example Sentences
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If there's no judge, there's no hearing, which meant individual courtrooms were left idle even if the rest of a court complex was still hearing cases.
From BBC
The fault caused a momentary surge in current on the four live lines running through Eaton Canyon, the company said, which may have energized the idle line.
From Los Angeles Times
They have laid off thousands of workers at EV factories, some of which have been idled.
This solves a previous dilemma where investors typically held large amounts of idled cash in stablecoins, which traditionally don’t pass on interest income to holders.
Los Angeles County is suing four oil and gas companies for allegedly failing to plug idle oil wells in the large Inglewood Oil Field near Baldwin Hills.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
