as in laziness
an inclination not to do work or engage in activities
the inertia that grips so many of the club's members is the reason why nothing ever gets done
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While the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are still listed as the favorites to sign Sasaki, some of that speculation might be inertia.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Try to speed up before and use that inertia to carry you up.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
However, as the technology advances, significant challenges remain, from adversarial AI to the cultural inertia of legacy systems.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Overcoming this inertia and resistance to change is difficult, especially since this resistance is often not entirely conscious.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Try to speed up before and use that inertia to carry you up.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
However, as the technology advances, significant challenges remain, from adversarial AI to the cultural inertia of legacy systems.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Overcoming this inertia and resistance to change is difficult, especially since this resistance is often not entirely conscious.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Inertia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inertia. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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