dormant
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The team was particularly focused on nuclear power, including efforts to streamline regulations and get small modular reactors built under a dormant Energy Department licensing program.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Nov. 9, 2026
Their embryos can stop developing and remain dormant in damp mud, resuming development when seasonal rains refill the pools.
From Science Daily โ Nov. 8, 2026
But experts have warned that the incident shows how quickly and easily bugs which have lain long dormant may be surfaced - and potentially exploited - using AI.
From BBC โ Oct. 24, 2026
So Hanawalt reactivated her dormant Facebook account and began scrolling through local horse sale groups.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 21, 2026
Somehow, in its silent, dormant stage, this living being was slowly and miraculously turning itself into a butterfly, though she had yet to figure out the exact moment of transformation.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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