sclerotic

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

That is, they’re likely to make the housing market more sclerotic, make it harder for young families to afford homes, and increase inequality.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2025

God knows, having worked a whole career in government, I understood their critique of its baroque and sclerotic routines.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

The sclerotic in fishes is usually chondrified and sometimes calcified or ossified.

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