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And in late 2022 and early 2023, many followed the crowd into small stocks as they rebounded strongly, only for them to stagnate while Big Tech powered ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Don Was, musician and producer: In life, as exemplified by music, if you don’t change, you stagnate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

Potential AI growth is especially important for Circle in this environment, as the traditional use for stablecoins—crypto trading—has continued to stagnate.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

As I have written elsewhere, this was the pivotal decade when American culture began to stagnate.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

Without standardized materials and methods, they worried that the field of tissue culture would stagnate.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

Today, they’re deeply frustrated with the results as the gaming industry stagnates and consumers face higher prices on everything from memory to storage drives and graphics cards.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

The opposite can occur if the economy stagnates or shrinks.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Last year's emissions cuts were driven by falls in energy-intensive industries, many of which are struggling as the economy stagnates, and record solar power generation.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

As growth in pizza sales stagnates, competition between restaurants has intensified.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Air which stagnates in mines, wells, and cellars, is extremely noxious; it kills nearly as quick as lightning, and ought therefore to be carefully avoided.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

The property crisis drags on and home prices have stagnated, dissuading would-be buyers.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

While life expectancy has stagnated, in more than 90% of areas, healthy life expectancy has dropped below the state pension age, with Britons now living about a quarter of their lives in poor health.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

But unlike lively neighboring St. Petersburg or Tampa, downtown Clearwater has stagnated, with silent streets and empty buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Per capita gross domestic product has stagnated for about a decade, crawling from $1,380 in 2015 to $1,478 in 2024 at market exchange rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Back in Detroit, the labor war had stagnated, with each side accusing the other of failing to communicate.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

One thing they do agree on: The size of the workforce has been stagnating for months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Instead, he linked his positions to a broader critique of stagnating wages and inequality, citing decades of flat real earnings for most US workers as a driver of populist politics on both left and right.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

But the Industrial Revolution left average real wages stagnating and the quality of non-wage amenities declining for four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Cathie Wood showcased a Tesla robo-taxi ride, highlighting its potential for earnings growth amid stagnating EV sales.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

He did, however, drink water, and the area reeked of urine stagnating in the toilet bowl.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover