dormant
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Growth, margins, demand and investment all signal operational and earnings momentum, while questions still persist as to whether the boom-and-bust cyclicality has been eradicated for good or simply lies dormant.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
While it can cause painful blisters or ulcers that recur over time, it can lay dormant with most people having no symptoms - and Helen never had a cold sore herself.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Disney’s $1 billion investment in OpenAI never went through, and its relationship with the company is effectively dormant.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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