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Adjective
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For Goebbels and the Nazis, propaganda was most effective when it was turned into an art—attempting to express what was already latent in the human soul.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026 -
The threat of a similarly latent attack — in which malware lies dormant in critical infrastructure systems, waiting for a signal to activate — is a real cause for concern in the sector, despite its best efforts and technological advances, experts and insiders said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But her studio’s page — with more than 30,000 followers — is now inactive.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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With Ayo Dosunmu joining Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo on the inactive list, the Timberwolves were missing a big chunk of their ability to create shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While hydrogen serves as the energy source, oxygen enables the reaction, and argon, which is a chemically inert noble gas, acts as a stable carrier.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 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,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trout, 34, has been mostly dormant as a star in that time.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Researchers stressed that living plastics can function when the spores are dormant and decay when the spores are activated.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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Now, more than half of the trucks used to fill potholes sit idle every day because of our staffing shortage.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Havana's famous fleet of classic cars now also sit idle.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Adjective
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As a result, the processor spends a lot of time moving parameters from VRAM to compute units for each token, and compute cycles are going unused during this process.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Activities such as opening and cleaning long unused buildings, cleaning up rodent nests or droppings without appropriate precautions, and working in a field that increases exposure to rodents, such as construction, utility work, pest control and farming, also can up the risks.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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Carpentersville firefighters this week are using a vacant home at 14 Golfview Lane for training exercises.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Jimmie Hayes, 50, was arrested Wednesday inside a vacant home in the 1000 block of Read Street, the Wilmington Police Department said in a news release.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And there’s been plenty of media focus since then — including on inoperative toilets.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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The antiskid system was inoperative, and all four main tires on the landing gear blew.—
Jeff Suess,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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