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inert

[in-urt, ih-nurt] / ɪnˈɜrt, ɪˈnɜrt /


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At the recent drill in the Philippines, the Marines fired dozens of inert training rounds to practice hitting one-way-attack and surveillance drones and a mix of fixed-wing and rotor targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

So far, he says, Russian Oreshniks have only been carrying inert warheads and have caused limited damage.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“The emotive nature of the category, alongside these durable levers that we bring to market, puts us in a category which is relatively much more inert to some of these macro headwinds,” Singh said.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

But for at least a little while, within the confines of San Francisco’s Moscone Center, there was a glimmer of a life in a contest that has seemed largely inert.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

But as I peeked in at my brother’s inert body, no one knew that yet.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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