 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Put $z=y/\lambda$. Direct integration gives
$$
\lambda\int_0^{1/\lambda}(1-\cos uy)\,du
=1-\frac{\sin z}{z}.
$$
For $|z|\geq1$, the right side has a positive infimum $c_0$ because $\sin z/z<1$ there and it tends to one at infinity. Thus the claimed inequality holds with $C=c_0^{-1}$.

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