dormant
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Its latest set of dormant accounts were published last year, showing a zero balance.
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026
Like endless, dormant serpents, the colossal concrete casing of the pipelines stretched along the seabed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In the spring, the yard was full of colorful wildflowers, but for the rest of the year, it stayed dormant.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"We believe this represents an opening of the floodgates for the IPO market, which has been relatively dormant for a few years," said Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
“I have tested Nathan and can say he has vast amounts of kindness as well as the grandest of courage. He has within him the dormant abilities of a talented medicine man.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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