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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various