dormant
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The market’s benchmark volatility gauge is starting to flash red, as well, following two months of dormant readings tied to the long surge in tech stocks.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Many of the sites are dormant, researchers said, primed to activate as the competition nears.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
As those defenses weakened, previously dormant cancer cells were able to become active and spread more aggressively.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Projects to build up data centers and artificial-intelligence capabilities are dormant, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 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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