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passive

[pas-iv] / ˈpæs ɪv /


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"Vivoo's smart toilet technology is designed around passive, routine-based testing," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Being a passive investor means you don’t pick stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

"Our findings significantly shift tubulin's role in neurodegeneration, from a passive casualty of disease to an active protector against toxic protein aggregation," Ferreon said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

“While index inclusion alone is typically insufficient to drive sustained repricing, we see the combination of passive flows, momentum and limited float driving upside beyond historical index-addition moves,” the Zephirin analysts said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

The initiates’ passive faces stare back at me.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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