inertia

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Those details would come amid the current inertia of the “no hire, no fire” job market, and as analysts watch for the impacts of AI on headcount.

From MarketWatch

After a customary bout of second half inertia, the Eagles managed to retake the lead with three minutes left.

From The Wall Street Journal

The editorial asserted that “next year cannot be navigated by relying on inertia,” and urged the country’s leadership “to focus on establishing a reliable and developed capital and financial market.”

From The Wall Street Journal

At everyday scales, motion is shaped by forces such as gravity and inertia, which depend on an object's volume.

From Science Daily

But he was sympathetic to the crowd’s inertia: “The stillness isn’t apathy,” Skybetter added.

From The Wall Street Journal