passive

Will your passive income in retirement continue to cover your expenses?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Latina expression of the gothic through self-styling is not a passing algorithmic trend — nor is it a passive imitation of white subcultures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

It is quite another thing for England to be as passive and error-prone as they were in this game, limp in the tackle and with questionable body language.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Scientists measure Antarctic sea ice using satellites equipped with instruments called passive microwave sensors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

They stare at the walls, speechless, passive, won’t even watch television.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

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

The problem with the passives that bog down bureaucratic and academic prose is that they are not selected with these purposes in mind.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker