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dormant

[dawr-muhnt] / ˈdɔr mənt /


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Understanding inactive black holes is important because most known black holes are dormant, including the one at the center of the Milky Way.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

The cost of Gary, Ind.’s blight elimination campaign, which includes demolishing part of the downtown, securing investment from local employers and resurrecting dormant neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called ‘alien terrorists’ from the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

It comes a week after the most significant escalation in the largely dormant conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia since an informal truce took effect in 2022.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

A piece of her being that had been dormant all these years and it would be he who would revive it.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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