sluggish
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ADP said U.S. businesses created just 44,000 new jobs in July — the smallest increase in six months — in another sign of a sluggish labor market in which hiring is unusually soft.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
New data Thursday showed the U.S. economy growing at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Kathy Bostjancic, chief economist at Nationwide, offered a similar assessment of Thursday's sluggish figure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Procter & Gamble PG 0.17%increase; up pointing triangle logged a lower profit in its latest quarter, as higher costs and sluggish sales weighed on its bottom line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Some scampered about and hung on to one another; some were sluggish and did nothing but eat.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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