inaction

Example Sentences

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Last year, after years of inaction, Germany reluctantly relaxed its strict constitutional borrowing limits to bolster investment in defence and infrastructure.

From Barron's • May 14, 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

This includes any "grossly negligent action or inaction of individuals", it said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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The issue of Hardware 3, as the outdated hardware is known, has taken on a life of its own online, with owners taking to Reddit and Facebook to complain about Tesla’s inaction.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 forced inaction of their position seemed to gall him more than the others.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie