dormant
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"It had laid dormant for 20 years and we've all developed these fatal diseases."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
These dormant, or 'quiescent', cells can survive treatment and may later contribute to cancer spreading or returning.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
The case sat dormant for about a year, before Flores filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The law “unquestionably taxes activity outside of Maryland,” the court wrote, and violates the so-called dormant Commerce Clause, a doctrine that restricts states from passing laws that burden interstate commerce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Leo glanced at the dormant spheres on the worktables.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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