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It also opened the floodgates for the Phillies’ previous dormant offense.

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If being replaced by Nat Sciver-Brunt meant one part of Knight's identity was lost, there was another that had lain dormant, ready to be revived and unleashed.

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Written in the first decade of the 20th century, the symphony offered a whole new way of thinking about American and European music and it sat dormant for some four decades before Bernstein premiered it.

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Now aged 62, her five-day trek to the top of the dormant volcano in Tanzania, is her latest challenge in a bid to raise funds for charity Prevent Breast Cancer.

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The couple chose these plants not only for their low-maintenance requirements but also for their leaf textures, flower colors and the timing of when the plants will flower or go dormant.

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