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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

I knelt by him trying to unbuckle his harness, alarmed by the way he sprawled there, passive except for the great gasping rise and fall of his chest.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

It’s in the third person, and filled with zombie nouns like Extreme Exposure and passives like are more easily affected.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Actives and passives differ in which character gets to be the subject, and hence which starts out in the reader’s mental spotlight.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker