sluggish

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Amarnath described the labor market heading into the shock as “robustly soggy,” or sluggish for some time but not falling apart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Looking at factors outside of the jobs report, it’s apparent that things will be sluggish, and are likely to slow even further.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its target rate by 0.5 percentage points, with pent-up demand after three years of sluggish sales.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

She said she woke up feeling sick, sluggish and heavy.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Here in Kinshasa we have a “city kitchen,” with the stove right inside the house, but it’s only a little bottle-gas burner, maddeningly sluggish after my years of cooking over roaring wood fires.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver