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inertia

[in-ur-shuh, ih-nur-] / ɪnˈɜr ʃə, ɪˈnɜr- /


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Because of this enormous planetary inertia, scientists expect sea levels to keep rising for many centuries.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Drake understands that the inertia of superstardom in this surprisingly stagnant quarter-century will protect him.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

To build these new EVs, the company must use fewer people and simpler parts, and dismantle decades of engineering inertia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Even if the state awards more funding for the tribe’s restoration efforts, he said, interruptions to science damage trust and relationships — creating setbacks and inertia that are difficult to recover from.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In the place from which I escaped there was always an atmosphere of pomade, spice, excess and inertia.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse




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