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Adjective
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No single game moves more money or draws more bettors, so if there’s latent luck in your system, the Super Bowl will find it.—
J.J. Bailey,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Routine screening is vital in catching latent TB, which can lie dormant in the body for decades.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Despite being inactive for 15 games, Jakucionis still has led the Heat in assists five times and has produced a pair of 20-point outings.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Asking the government to show how many registrants are active versus inactive, how eligibility is verified, how list maintenance is conducted, how records are removed and how deaths and moves are processed is basic accountability, not an attack on voting.—
Reardon Sullivan,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Contemporary research increasingly frames buildings not as inert endpoints, but as active participants within intelligent networks.—
Nathanael Bondu,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 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,
16 Feb. 2026
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This dormant volcano provided a majestic backdrop for the resort—our home base for five days.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Ticks enter a dormant state and use natural antifreeze-like substances to endure the winter.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The hydropower generators at Greers Ferry Dam had been idle all day, so the Little Red was very low, with just a hint of current.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Utah was idle on Saturday after falling to the Magic in Orlando on Saturday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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And when the game was over, both coaches were eager to remark about the atmosphere and unused seats, Georgetown’s Ed Cooley was curious and UConn’s Dan Hurley exasperated that the crowd wasn’t more raucous on this Valentine’s Night.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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Review linked apps and remove anything unfamiliar or unused.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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All three were in jeopardy before the fire, and more so after, with thousands of lots vacant and local businesses on life support.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Apparently per a more recent 2022 General Assembly language amendment, vacant farmland qualifies for an ERA.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Every home has that one drawer where unknown or inoperative chargers end up, becoming a tangled mess.—
Kaylei Fear,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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