dormant
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Many of the sites are dormant, researchers said, primed to activate as the competition nears.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
For example, dormant viruses that remain inactive for years can become active again when the immune system weakens with age, leading to conditions such as shingles.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
They tried, implying guilt-through-association, to rope Becerra into the scandal involving his former aides who embezzled from a dormant campaign account.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Yet if “Born to Run” unexpectedly animates the pub jukebox, long dormant toes might start tapping, if only for a few wistful moments.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Like the monster it had once commanded, it might have lain dormant there for centuries.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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