disuse

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After a brief resurgence during the Civil War, when it was used as a military route, the road fell into disuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The church fell into disuse in the 1950s and was converted into a house in the early 2000s.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

The body’s sensors that on Earth raise our blood pressure when we stand up from lying down, so that we don’t faint, grow lazy with disuse.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023

The groups requested that a judge prohibit various local government agencies from approving projects on such lands, noting that they should instead be built on roofs, parking lots, landfills in disuse and previously contaminated grounds.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Miyax’s voice was hoarse from disuse, but she managed to greet them happily in Eskimo and invite them into her house for a sleep.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George