stagnation
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Stagnation in the economy is also underscored by a frail labor market, with unemployment remaining near five-year highs in January and expected to rise further as the energy crisis hits hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Stagnation occurs when an air mass lingers over an area, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
In “The Concept of a Tourist Area Cycle Evolution: Implications for Management of Resources,” Butler identified half a dozen stages, Kübler-Ross-like, in a resort’s life cycle, including Stagnation, Decline and possibly Rejuvenation.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2022
Stagnation may be a worse crime than regression because staying the same shows no commitment to living and learning.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022
Stagnation forcibly results from this, and as he who devotes himself merely to copying divests himself of other qualities suited to his own nature, he naturally becomes sterile; hence decadence.
From The Indolence of the Filipino by Derbyshire, Charles E.
Vocabulary lists containing stagnation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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President Trump's First State of The Union Address (2018)
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