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The police report claimed that the Moroccan police deployment around the border "was clearly smaller than usual" and cited migrants who spoke of a "passive attitude" as the crossings happened.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

So for passive investors, a touch of active strategy selection has gone a long way lately.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Innanen: The thing about Paul Baker is, he’s so passive and laissez-faire with everything in his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Quiz shows aren’t designed to be passive viewing experiences; we’re encouraged to play along with the contestants, testing our natural intelligence and memory in a stakes-free setting.

From Salon ● May 4, 2022

How can I stand here, passive and mute, leaving all the words to Peeta?

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

In the case of “have died”, though, neither patients nor passives come into it.

From Economist ● May 24, 2018

Promoters, passives and detractors have vastly different economic value to most companies.

From Forbes ● Sep. 20, 2012

In their attitude toward integration, Little Rock's Protestant and Jewish clergymen can be classified as "pushers," "powers" and "passives."

From Time Magazine Archive

That’s why guidelines on how to avoid legalese and other turbid professional styles call for using first- and second-person pronouns, inverting passives into actives, and letting verbs be verbs rather than zombie nouns.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

The fourth subsection covers issues having to do with excessive abstraction, including overuse of nominalizations and passives.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker