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

“I think political institutions become very sclerotic and very consensus-orientated, and you have to be very careful of political consensus,” Mr. Rees-Mogg says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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

"Repression of social problems by governments allow bureaucracies to rot and become sclerotic as the social pressure builds to the point where bureaucracies are exploded."

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

The Choroid is the second or middle coat of the eyeball, and lies closely attached to the inner surface of the sclerotic.

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