dormancy

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The “Cicada” nickname refers to this subvariant’s apparent dormancy before it reemerged in 2025, akin to some periodically active insects of the same name.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Raj believes if Jan Suraaj can maintain a steady ground presence, cultivate local leadership and avoid the "post-election dormancy" that traps many new parties, it may gradually convert attention into influence.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Leaving ludicrous Civil War–era laws on the books in their dormancy was easier politically than going out of your way to excise them, just in case.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2024

These types of grapes are typically suited to colder environments and require a period of dormancy with cool temperatures in the winter to grow properly in the summer months.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024

We closed up the windows with shutters and laid sheets upon the furniture, the house being prepared for dormancy.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson