sclerotic

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She was elected in October on her promise to revitalize Japan’s sclerotic economy and to bring down food inflation, which eclipsed 7% last year.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 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

"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 sclerotic process in the arteries is due to the lack of thyroid as in cases of myxedema.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall