nonuse
Example Sentences
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Eventually, the resident next door said the easement was terminated over nonuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Breaking this habit, known as "arm nonuse" or "learned nonuse," can improve strength and prevent injury.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
A: About 15 years ago PCs began to offer a “sleep mode” that would kick in after a specified period of nonuse.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022
The fuzzy distinction between use and nonuse may also help to explain why we haven’t seen a mass exodus of users from Facebook.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2018
In the first instance, 146 there is not only interest on unemployed capital, but the capital is actually deteriorating through nonuse.
From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Thomas Forsyth Hunt
