dormant

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"The data that were available when we began this research depicted this complex as being open and extended in its dormant state," Notti explains.

From Science Daily

This meant that dozens of supposedly “active” operations were dormant throughout most of the year.

From Salon

But Jade's family were shocked to learn that the law remains dormant and is not yet being used to protect victims' families.

From BBC

The second championed three sessions of a buzzy noninvasive treatment that uses a handheld device to send ultrasound waves and air pressure to stimulate dormant follicles.

From Los Angeles Times

The pattern of activity points to the possibility that this fault, one of many young thrust faults identified across the moon, has not yet gone dormant.

From Science Daily