hibernate
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It’s a time to hibernate, rest and nourish yourself in preparation for the year of parties ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
"We know they come here to mate, to hibernate, but what we don't know is why they make this journey."
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
Tuberculosis is caused by bacteria that, after infecting a person, tend to hibernate in the body.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025
Yellow-bellied marmots hibernate for most of the year, but they become active between April and September.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2024
Some are permanent residents of the dark subsurface layers; some hibernate or spend definite parts of their life cycles in underground chambers; some freely come and go between their burrows and the upper world.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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