inaction

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Glassman said the medical examiner’s update does not affect the civil case, which is about the district’s inaction in protecting a child in distress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

While the world is experiencing a surge of wars in the post-Second World War era, the current selection process is playing out against a backdrop of political and financial crisis, and accusations of inaction.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In other words, AI exacerbates the already-existing psychology tendency toward action over inaction.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The issue of Hardware 3, as the outdated hardware is known, has taken on a life of its own online, with owners taking to Reddit and Facebook to complain about Tesla’s inaction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“The inaction of the city and bus officials after the Colvin case would make it necessary for them ... to meet another committee, infinitely more determined,” he later wrote.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose