passive
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He added: "On the upside, what we may find is landlords who treat their rentals as a passive income may decide enough is enough, and that's not necessarily a bad thing."
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Leo Cheng is part of a group of about 10 Eaton fire survivors working together to build passive homes in Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
When major news breaks, viewers joke online about their passive consumption of the news by saying they’re simply monitoring the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
These results show that astrocytes are not passive helpers.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
At the same time, the narrow confines of the galleries prevent us from becoming passive observers by forcing us into a direct confrontation with the works themselves.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing passive
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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