quiescent

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In 2019, a routine observation by the Zwicky scope noticed a previously unheralded quiescent galaxy called SDSS1335+0728, 300 million light-years away, suddenly brighten.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 17, 2024

Thanks to this setup, they could observe that particles tend to oscillate as they settle in quiescent air.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 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

By the late innings of the game the rest of the room—a few laggard coals glowed orange beneath the fireplace grate—lay sleeping in soft, quiescent shadows.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson