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Adjective
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Even patients treated in the early stages of their disease can still develop metastases months or even years later due to cancer cells that spread early, remain in a latent phase, and escape elimination during treatment.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
6 Mar. 2025 -
The remaining 80 people diagnosed with TB in Kansas contracted the illness but showed no symptoms, which is called a latent infection.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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All three wells are currently inactive and are not providing water for the community, Kohlmann said.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2025
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This is comparable in effect to regularly smoking and excessive drinking, being obese and physically inactive.—
João Medeiros,
WIRED,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Boston Metal The key to the success of the recent test that led to the creation of a ton of molten metal is Boston Metal's inert anode which can drive the electrical process in the reactor without degrading.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
13 Mar. 2025
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Originally supposed to fly Sierra Space Dream Chaser test flight, but payload switched to an inert mass simulator because of potential Dream Chaser delays beyond October launch date.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Producing companies can maintain decent drilling programs at $70 oil, but most of the currently active rigs would quickly go dormant at $50 per barrel.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Obligate diapause solves this by ensuring that the whole population goes dormant just before pupation, the final transformation from larva to adult.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rheinmetall, the German defense giant once controlled by the Third Reich, is considering acquiring one of Volkswagen's soon-to-be idle plants, exploring ways to repurpose existing automotive infrastructure for military production.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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People who have lots of weak ties, who make eye contact and idle chitchat with baristas and neighbors, feel happier than those who don’t, her studies find.—
Olga Khazan,
Vox,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In some cases unused funds can fund a Roth IRA for the beneficiary.—
Brian Boswell,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Typically, when the economy is weak, inflation is low because there's less consumer demand and plenty of unused products and services.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The council recently appointed Roberts to fill a vacant seat.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tourists will still come by the thousands to admire the monuments, even if some of the big stone buildings turn vacant, like the ruins of the Roman Forum.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps most notably, both sides deploy decoy vehicles—either inoperative derelicts or inflatable fakes—to draw enemy fire away from real vehicles.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
31 Oct. 2024
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In wartime, however, the calculus changes, because most of the costs are inoperative.—
William C. Wohlforth,
Foreign Affairs,
22 June 2021
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“Abeyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abeyant. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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