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

For good reason then, establishing what causes a galaxy to move between its two states -- quiescent and star-forming -- is one of the greatest challenges in astrophysics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 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

Similarly, Itoh and his team reported in Science Advances in 2020 that tiny hydras of the species Hydra vulgaris also have a quiescent period that acts a lot like sleep.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2023

It was the only way to keep them quiescent.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin