sclerotic

Example Sentences

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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

The center’s calendar is looking increasingly sclerotic as big names continue to defect, with the NSO providing much-needed padding as it moves on in the face of unending change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

It generates societal wealth by breaking down a sclerotic status quo and bringing better living standards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

He spoke at length about the Pentagon’s top-heavy bureaucracy, its resistance to innovation, and the need for outsiders, especially from Silicon Valley, to overhaul the sclerotic weapons-procurement process.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2025

The sclerotic coat not only gives form to the body of the eye, but protection to the interior and more delicate parts.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin