latent
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Patients may be exposed to EBV through donor organs that carry a latent form of the virus.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
She wants to show how there’s latent wisdom to the rule that was incorporated into this history.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
It adds, however, that Russia “is in no position to make a bid for European hegemony” because European allies dwarf it in terms of population, economy, and thus latent military power.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Routine screening is vital in catching latent TB, which can lie dormant in the body for decades.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
These germs remain latent in 90 percent of those affected.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing latent
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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