dormant
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Buildings that had lain dormant for years were suddenly filled with music and dance.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Understanding inactive black holes is important because most known black holes are dormant, including the one at the center of the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The cost of Gary, Ind.’s blight elimination campaign, which includes demolishing part of the downtown, securing investment from local employers and resurrecting dormant neighborhoods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called ‘alien terrorists’ from the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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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