sclerotic

Example Sentences

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But there is no easy solution to the High Street challenge given cash-strapped councils, pressured public services, sclerotic economic growth and regional inequalities.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Many of the country’s 93 million people were deeply dissatisfied with the sclerotic and often corrupt rule that characterized the 36-plus-year reign of his father.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, with very poor demographics and a sclerotic economy, Japan is less likely to grow its way out of its debt problem than the U.S.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Those choices will arrive faster for Europe given its sclerotic economic growth, but they could also hit the U.S. if economic growth disappoints.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

The central black spot is the pupil; surrounding it is the iris; and the triangular white spaces are the visible portion of the sclerotic.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman