sluggish
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The industry’s fortunes, for the most part, follow those of the real-estate market, and the real-estate market has been sluggish.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
In fact, the female noble false-widow spiders are notably sluggish and non-aggressive, it adds.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Consumers have grown gloomy about the economy, and a sluggish job market has held back buyers, Yun said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
However, this is being offset by sluggish demand in traditional automakers and electric vehicles as well as weakness in consumer electronics, which are getting squeezed due to increased memory costs.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
My thoughts felt sluggish, like someone had poured sand in my brain.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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