latent

Example Sentences

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She wants to show how there’s latent wisdom to the rule that was incorporated into this history.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

A person with active TB can develop symptoms and is infectious; a person with a latent tuberculosis infection cannot spread the bacteria to others and doesn’t feel sick.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

What’s missing is any account of the mechanisms that translate latent capacity into sustained strategic effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

This latent threat changes how we relate to each over.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

These germs remain latent in 90 percent of those affected.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French