dormant

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They also follow years of effort from Houston-based Sable Offshore Corp. to revive dormant oil infrastructure along the Santa Barbara County coast.

From Los Angeles Times

Such a move would have sent a now dormant social media account entitled 'Jason Tindall desperate to be centre of attention' into meltdown.

From BBC

It lay dormant, hidden inside the very DNA of a Glitcher until it was triggered by a Glitch platform in ways I still didn’t completely understand.

From Literature

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.

From The Wall Street Journal