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inertia

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


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At the end of 1998, after decades of inertia, Germany and 43 other states committed to locating and returning artworks stolen by the Nazis.

From Barron's

As is often the case, though, inertia got in the way.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s the kind of guy weighed down by an internal inertia, asleep while standing up, stuck in a rut.

From Los Angeles Times

As the same scenes at the fair are repeated, if gradually expanded, inertia sets in, despite all the to-ing and fro-ing in time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dogged management will also be essential to break bureaucratic inertia and turf wars among the services.

From The Wall Street Journal