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some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy
a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action
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Tucked in the heavily forested northeastern reaches of California, Shasta County was named for Mount Shasta, a volcano known to erupt in bursts of activity followed by thousands of years of dormancy.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
After a period of dormancy during World War II, the group came back together and ultimately relocated to Chicago, becoming the Chicago Outlaws in the 1950s, about a decade before Lyon started tagging along.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Under these forms of stress, tardigrades curl up into a temporary, protective state of dormancy called a tun.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
From the time our lawns wake up from dormancy until June, the grass is primarily self-sufficient.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
After a period of dormancy during World War II, the group came back together and ultimately relocated to Chicago, becoming the Chicago Outlaws in the 1950s, about a decade before Lyon started tagging along.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Under these forms of stress, tardigrades curl up into a temporary, protective state of dormancy called a tun.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
From the time our lawns wake up from dormancy until June, the grass is primarily self-sufficient.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 June 2024
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“Dormancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormancy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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dormancy
noun
dor·man·cy
ˈdȯr-mən-sē 
: the quality or state of being dormant
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