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Adjective
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When a lifeless body is found on the beach, the island turns into a trap from which no one can escape.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026 -
After O’Brien’s lifeless body is wheeled out, a name plaque with a new host is put on the door.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After an unproductive call with Caroline's belligerent husband (Ronald Bronstein), Linda gives the child to the police.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones will be 32 next season, and an injury to rising 2025 second-round pick Omarr Norman-Lott put the Chiefs in an untenable spot last year while having to rely on unproductive veterans.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Amend the soil and leave it fallow.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
20 Feb. 2026
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Its 2019 and 2022 editions took place in late fall — a move designed to boost tourism and staycations at downtown hotels on what is typically a fallow November weekend.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Now, the local chain is preparing to anchor itself in one of the city’s most visible — and long-dormant — building.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Largely dormant since the era of the 356—in no small part thanks to James Dean—the carmaker brought the name and idea back first in 1989 on the original 911 body, then again in ’94 on the new 964 platform.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the astronomers suspect this kind of bursty young galaxy in the early universe may someday evolve into what's known as a massive quiescent galaxy in the modern-day cosmos.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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All of that water weight exerts a steady downward pressure, suppressing rifting and magma flow, and keeping the subterranean region relatively quiescent.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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,
17 Mar. 2026
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On the plane back to the US, Gita felt inert.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The league-leading Avalanche (45-13-10) moved four points ahead of idle Dallas for the top spot in the Western Conference.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Utah remained six points ahead of the idle Kings for the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Pruning also thins nonproductive stems, allowing light to reach the interior of the tree and ripen the fruit.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2025
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The key is refusing to engage in circular or baiting conversations, instead setting boundaries and exiting nonproductive conversations.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Stagnating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnating. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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