inaction

Example Sentences

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In 2018, the Senate said mobster criminality and political inaction had caused an ecological disaster in the region.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Glassman said the medical examiner’s update does not affect the civil case, which is about the district’s inaction in protecting a child in distress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

That’s because the best course of action in many situations is to do nothing, and investors’ use of AI biases them toward action over inaction.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Town councillor Daniel Thomas said the problem had been going on for several years and local people were angry at what they said was inaction by Flintshire Council.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Theresa analyzed the relative merits of action versus inaction until her choice seemed not so much between paths, as between going blindly left or right in a featureless wood.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen