inaction

Example Sentences

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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

He recently resigned from Turkey's National Water Council over its "inaction".

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Because of this bias, investors typically don’t turn to AI when they think inaction is the right course of action.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Town councillor Daniel Thomas said the problem had been going on for several years and local people were angry at what they said was inaction by Flintshire Council.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“Certainly,” said Bogert, irritably, “a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow him to come to harm.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov