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Adjective
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Some people have active tuberculosis while others have inactive or latent TB.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
4 Dec. 2025 -
Something about the lounges inflamed a latent sense of righteousness.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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In contrast, the north-pole was thought to be geologically inactive.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The rest, four of which are now inactive, were in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Georgia, Michigan and Indiana.—
Deena Sabry,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Because the dopants are earth-abundant, the synthesis uses conventional solid-state processing, and no inert atmosphere is required, the approach aligns well with existing gigafactory infrastructure.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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As the mercury plummets and back-to-work blues set in for much of humankind in the UK, many other creatures are cosily spending winter in a blissfully dormant state of hibernation.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
6 Jan. 2026
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Cornerbacks Kristian Fulton and Nohl Williams were among the Chiefs’ best players for a second consecutive week as both helped shut down a dormant Raiders pass game.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
Amanda Hari,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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One such power line, the century-old Mesa-Sylmar, owned by SoCal Edison, had been idle for some fifty years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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The first rule of organizing any room is to declutter unused and unusable items.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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The proposal also lays out how to spend money from California’s signature cap-and-trade program, which sets limits on greenhouse gas emissions and allows large polluters to buy and sell unused emission allowances at quarterly auctions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Officials believe the fire started in the occupied home and spread to the vacant home next door.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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No public update on the project has been released since 2023, and the land remains vacant.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The agency has also probed 2021 Tesla Model Y vehicles after reports of exterior door handles becoming inoperative due to low battery voltage, leading to instances of children stuck inside vehicles.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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The lack of power snarled traffic throughout the affected areas as traffic signals remained inoperative.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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