sticky
Example Sentences
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Moving a thick, sticky material requires more energy than shifting a free flowing liquid, similar to how stirring honey takes more effort than stirring water.
From Science Daily
BOJ officials raised their policy rate target in response to sticky inflation, which is still a painful novelty for households in a country that was battling flat or falling prices for decades.
"Spreading caramel onto wafers is very, very difficult because it's so sticky," says Mr Louden.
From BBC
Such moves could help revive inflation, which has remained sticky, and that could create a problem for bond bulls.
From MarketWatch
Such moves could help revive inflation, which has remained sticky, and that could create a problem for bond bulls.
From MarketWatch
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