lack of action
idiom
: failure to act
The protesters criticized the administration's lack of action on many issues.
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After the manner of their 4-0 defeat at Everton on Saturday, the lack of action will further inflame a fanbase that has expressed its dissatisfaction over the last three seasons…
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Then, on Wednesday, a 6-1 majority on the Montana Supreme Court backed a lower court's decision that the state's fossil fuel policies and lack of action to curb global warming violated young people's constitutional right to a clean environment.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The council has been target of calls for a reconfiguration following its lack of action on the corruption allegations, dissatisfaction with many of its decisions and the escalating gang violence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Senior administration officials sought to depict the order as a response to a lack of action on Congress’s part, following a bipartisan framework in the Senate being blocked by Republicans.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Then, on Wednesday, a 6-1 majority on the Montana Supreme Court backed a lower court's decision that the state's fossil fuel policies and lack of action to curb global warming violated young people's constitutional right to a clean environment.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The council has been target of calls for a reconfiguration following its lack of action on the corruption allegations, dissatisfaction with many of its decisions and the escalating gang violence.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Senior administration officials sought to depict the order as a response to a lack of action on Congress’s part, following a bipartisan framework in the Senate being blocked by Republicans.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Lack of action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lack%20of%20action. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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