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The furniture industry has also been hurt by a dormant housing market, with affordability concerns and economic uncertainty putting off home buyers.

Blockchain data from Glassnode show coins that have been dormant since 2010-13 moving for the first time — not in panic but in “persistent, staggered distribution.”

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The residential-building-products industry, and the roofing market in particular, have struggled from a dormant housing market, which has slowed new-home construction and remodeling activity.

According to the indictment, the campaign funds were drawn from a dormant state account of another top California Democrat: gubernatorial candidate and former U.S.

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Induction is when magnetic fields created by a nearby live line cause a dormant line to electrify.

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