quiescence

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Second, and crucially, it intimidates opponents into silence and quiescence.

From Slate • Dec. 6, 2024

Interestingly, retinoids did not operate on their own: their interplay with signaling molecules such as BMP and WNT influenced whether the stem cells should maintain quiescence or actively engage in regrowing hair.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

Watching these videos is my surest path to calm and quiescence.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Some 800 years ago, between the years 1210 and 1240, sporadic fissure eruptions took place across Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula—a period of activity that was followed by a long period of quiescence.

From National Geographic • Jan. 17, 2024

I answered miserably that the disease hath a period of quiescence before it blooms.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson