be inactive
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The state Supreme Court still must approve Spolin’s disbarment, but his license will be inactive in the meantime, barring him from working as a lawyer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025
TPRX2 is thought to be inactive as a pseudogene, as an essential transcriptional activator in these initial phases of development.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
The team’s news release noted that Clark would be inactive for the game, likely the reason for his not traveling.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023
A quarter of adults in England are currently deemed to be inactive, with more than 11m doing less than 30 minutes of activity in total a week.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2023
Time will not be inactive in the future more than in the past; it will have no more respect for printed books than for manuscripts.
From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Rogers, Henry