moribund

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The closed-end fund market has been moribund over the past two years with virtually no new issuance because investors fear that new funds will quickly trade at discounts to NAV.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

The state government, desperate to stimulate the economy and its moribund real-estate sector, began eroding the growth management plan that had restrained development.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

On the U.S. side, some are predicting that Trump will agree to open up travel to the island, which is key to revitalizing the moribund tourist economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, his Republican and Democratic successors, dealt with the same moribund economy, and Carter oversaw another oil crisis in 1979 precipitated by the Iranian Revolution.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Joe explained that the passages read by Mr. de Klerk had been taken out of context and that Vula was a moribund operation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela