stagnant
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Even among those who did, many blamed the epidemic on miasma—conditions attributed to odors, stagnant water or unseen particles in the atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Merz has vowed to return the CDU to its conservative roots and launched a crackdown on irregular immigration while trying to reboot a stagnant economy.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Mars is commonly classified as a "stagnant lid" planet because, unlike Earth, its outer shell is not divided into moving tectonic plates.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
For America’s largest home builders, they are adding to their growing legal costs and weighing on their profits as they cope with a stagnant housing market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
In the abandoned ornamental garden, Rahel, watched by lolling dwarfs and a forsaken cherub, squatted by the stagnant pond and watched toads hop from stone to scummy stone.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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