dormant
Example Sentences
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Edison has said the leading theory is that the dormant transmission line in Eaton Canyon briefly reenergized on the night of Jan. 7, sparking the fire.
From Los Angeles Times
When you began to reminisce, brain cells dormant just seconds before began firing chemicals at one another.
From Los Angeles Times
Bad actors are hijacking dormant LinkedIn accounts using leaked credentials to gain verification.
From BBC
After no rebellions took place, the judicial system put on the brakes, the public turned against Palmer and the scare went dormant.
From Salon
"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
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