torpor
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The best is that there’s reason to hope that somewhat higher rates are starting to shake Japan out of its multi-decade torpor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
The Pacers never looked like shaking off their early season torpor on Monday despite facing a Detroit team missing both Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
While their immune systems keep the fungus at bay when the bat is active, the fungus gains the upper hand once the bats enter their state of torpor.
From Salon • Jul. 30, 2024
Diego was expected to spend much of this time in "winter torpor".
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2023
For all its array of officials, Siuwensin was a very small, plain place, sunk deep in rural torpor.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Grade 12, List 2
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