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Six example sentences with dormant, each labelled with its topic.
The volcano stayed dormant for two centuries, long enough for villages and orchards to spread across its lower slopes.
Environment
The account lay dormant for eleven years before a nephew found the passbook inside a shoebox of holiday cards.
Finance
The studio left the franchise dormant for nine years, then announced a remaster during a fifteen minute stream.
Gaming
The brand lay dormant for twenty years before a new owner revived it with the original logo.
Business
A dormant statute from 1911 was suddenly invoked to block the development, surprising even the city's own lawyers.
Law
Dormant code in the app was still being shipped to users years after the feature it served had been removed.
Technology
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