latent
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She wants to show how there’s latent wisdom to the rule that was incorporated into this history.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Such clout also made Zhang a potential alternate power center to Xi, who has routinely neutered even latent threats to his dominance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
But Yoon also tapped into pre-existing anxieties and grievances, especially among young men, activating a latent undercurrent of discontent and driving it to the surface.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
The San Francisco Department of Public Health issued a health advisory last week after identifying three active cases and 50 latent cases of tuberculosis at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
Was Watt familiar with the concept of latent heat when he devised his new engine, and did the new theory inform his new technology?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing latent
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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