involution

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The AI promotions have drawn the attention of Chinese authorities, who have grown concerned about the race-to-the-bottom competition known as involution, which is blamed for leading to economic malaise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

This process is called thymic involution, and it reduces the body's ability to produce new T cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

“I thought by opening a stall I could escape the involution of looking for work,” one vendor wrote on Xiaohongshu.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023

"If this can't be halted, the trends in place could lead to a progressive and unsustainable involution of the human capital of most of southern Italy."

From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2023

All forms are capable of involution after an existence of months, and may leave dark-colored atrophic patches to mark their seat.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various