inactive

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More stable regions tended to contain inactive genes, while rapidly changing regions were linked to genes that were actively being used.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Unemployment rates, which stood at 29% for 16 to 17-year-olds during the period, include people actively looking for work, unlike the number of economically inactive.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Your Fidelity account, as a result, is treated as a separate, inactive plan.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

While the case is inactive, the person can remain in the U.S., work legally and pursue other avenues of relief.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The Germans withdrew to their home ports, where they remained, largely inactive, until the war ended.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman