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stagnate

verb as in deteriorate by lack of action

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The stock fell and then stagnated, seemingly relentlessly, for years, before a rebound began in earnest in late 2024.

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The stock fell and then stagnated, seemingly relentlessly, for years, before a rebound began in earnest in late 2024.

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It has stagnated alongside other software stocks in a year when Wall Street has preferred artificial-intelligence plays.

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“When you get too comfortable with anything, you stagnate.”

The mayor of London has been told to "get a handle" on the capital's housing crisis as progress on building affordable homes continued to stagnate.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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