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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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Now, Tom’s son Fergus has revived TWR after more than two decades of dormancy, doing so with the help of racer and investor John Kane, renowned car collector and modifier Magnus Walker, and automotive designer Khyzyl Saleem.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Keep the pot in a warm area at about 70°F and treat it as a houseplant, but don’t induce dormancy the first year.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Those risks fall into three buckets: dependency risk (on the parent company), dormancy risk (lack of pressure to deploy capital), and disconnect risk (misalignment between the CVC and the parent company’s understanding of venture investing).
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
That goal has come to pass: Something is always blooming in her yard, even during summer dormancy when many native plants go brown or die back to protect themselves from the heat.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
Keep the pot in a warm area at about 70°F and treat it as a houseplant, but don’t induce dormancy the first year.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Those risks fall into three buckets: dependency risk (on the parent company), dormancy risk (lack of pressure to deploy capital), and disconnect risk (misalignment between the CVC and the parent company’s understanding of venture investing).
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024
That goal has come to pass: Something is always blooming in her yard, even during summer dormancy when many native plants go brown or die back to protect themselves from the heat.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Dormancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dormancy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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dormancy
noun
dor·man·cy
ˈdȯr-mən-sē 
: the quality or state of being dormant
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