inaction

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

That’s because the best course of action in many situations is to do nothing, and investors’ use of AI biases them toward action over inaction.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

In the years since, of course, California has paid a huge price for our inaction on climate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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

The forced inaction of their position seemed to gall him more than the others.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie