passive

Example Sentences

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Nineteenth-century news media perpetuated the belief that young women were passive, incapable of deep thought or deep deception.

From Literature

“We’ve reached a resolution to put this matter behind us—a resolution that reaffirms our longstanding practices and standards and the passive nature of our index funds,” a Vanguard spokesman said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inclusion in the World Government Bond Index from April of this year should also attract passive inflows.

From MarketWatch

Hawkins' card remained yellow as it was deemed a passive tackle but it was still an 11th sin-binning in Tandy's seven games in charge.

From BBC

"Red blood cells are usually thought of as passive oxygen carriers. Yet, we found that they can account for a substantial fraction of whole-body glucose consumption, especially under hypoxia."

From Science Daily