dormant
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Rhode Island’s Morticia, named for the Addams Family matriarch, spent much of its life as a single leaf stalk with multiple leaflets before going dormant, leaving what looked like a big pot of dirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"The existing home sales market remained dormant in June, amid high mortgage rates and low consumer confidence," said economist Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Its latest set of dormant accounts were published last year, showing a zero balance.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Instead, it may be a dormant capability that normally remains inactive during healing.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
My thespian career, which had lain dormant since I played John Wilkes Booth while at Fort Hare, had a modest revival on Robben Island.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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