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sclerotic

[skli-rot-ik] / sklɪˈrɒt ɪk /


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Ukraine “really laid bare how fragile and how sclerotic the defense industrial base had become,” Mr. Kreitz says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

But there is no easy solution to the High Street challenge given cash-strapped councils, pressured public services, sclerotic economic growth and regional inequalities.

From BBC May 2, 2026

Many of the country’s 93 million people were deeply dissatisfied with the sclerotic and often corrupt rule that characterized the 36-plus-year reign of his father.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

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

In this vacuity is often seen the sclerotic circle of overlapping bones formed in the external membrane of the eye, like those in nocturnal birds and some reptiles.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.




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