moribund
Example Sentences
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Reforms designed to revive the Caribbean country's moribund economy have been coming thick and fast.
From Barron's
Nuclear-armed North Korea, which is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes, has long struggled with its moribund state-managed economy and chronic food shortages.
From Barron's
Jordan became a part owner and lead decision maker with the Washington Wizards, a moribund franchise desperately seeking a turnaround.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept loosening monetary settings at its last meeting in November in an effort to breathe life back into the moribund economy.
For years, the Fed kept short-term interest rates at zero—translating to negative real, or inflation-adjusted, rates—in an effort to jump-start moribund economic growth.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
