quiescent
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“Core inflation away from the fast-moving segments that are impacted by energy have been very quiescent, and I think we are going to continue to see that,” Bessent said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
They then cross-matched the findings with a catalog of 2.4 million quiescent galaxies compiled over recent decades by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 17, 2024
When cells shift from active to quiescent states, the presence and abundance of certain proteins important to metabolism change.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
Through most of their lives, these black holes are quiescent, sitting quietly while matter orbits around them, and having little impact on the galaxy as a whole.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 5, 2024
And up from the quiescent, waiting land a faint mist rose, silver as moonlight, and clung about the tree trunks.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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