passivity
Example Sentences
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The shah had offered cultural freedom and economic opportunity, hoping for political passivity but getting mass demonstrations instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
At first I couldn’t come up with even a basic story idea, but in a stroke of visionary passivity, I outsourced the job to Sora’s famous cousin, ChatGPT.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
I’m willing to blame some of that passivity on his head injury, but it’s hard to care about a character who only has a personality for three minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
This claim of passivity kidded nobody except maybe himself.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025
Johanna told me once that if the decisions had been up to her, she would have supported action against Erudite instead of the passivity the rest of her faction advocated.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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The Bluest Eye
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