quiescent

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They then cross-matched the findings with a catalog of 2.4 million quiescent galaxies compiled over recent decades by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 17, 2024

When cells shift from active to quiescent states, the presence and abundance of certain proteins important to metabolism change.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

"The risk metrics that look quiescent and favoring idiosyncrasy may in fact be a chimera much more vulnerable to a macro shock than implied currently," said Arnim Holzer, global macro strategist at EAB Investment Group.

From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2023

When denied their quiescent period with annoying pulses of water all night, the jellies’ own pulses became slower and longer the next day, and the creatures showed reduced responsiveness, just as if they were sleep-deprived.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2023

A heretofore quiescent problem was suddenly catapulted into the national consciousness.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt