dormant
Example Sentences
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They could be ambitious Champ sides such as Coventry, dormant former powerhouses like Wasps - who plan to relaunch in Kent in the coming seasons - or brand-new entities.
From BBC
IPO market, dormant for years, finally started to look up for tech companies last year.
Efforts to reach Hexa, which went dormant last year according to Hong Kong corporate filings, for comment weren’t successful.
Most are classed as "dormant companies", with very little or no reported recent commercial activity.
From BBC
“The Russians are developing many bases and capabilities that were sort of dormant since the end of the Cold War,” said Spanish Navy Rear Adm.
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