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stagnate

[stag-neyt] / ˈstæg neɪt /


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Luxury home prices are rising on both Florida coasts even as non-luxury prices stagnate, fueled by an influx of wealthy buyers snapping up high-end properties across the state.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 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

The opposite can occur if the economy stagnates or shrinks.

From BBC May 18, 2026

“Decoupling seller profit from buyer satisfaction impedes economic growth and slows innovation. Buyer surplus stagnates and inflation accelerates.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 6, 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

Time stagnates here: we must surely have retired to rest at eight!'

From Emily Brontë by A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson

But in a summer of soaring temperatures, The Hundred's crowds have stagnated.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The city’s vouchers for the Community Cat Program have stagnated compared with vouchers for individuals with pets, Naitaki said, leading to explosive kitten seasons like this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

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

Even as mobility seems to have stagnated, the ranks of the elite are opening.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

But it has struggled to thrive in recent years amid fierce competition from online giants like Amazon, with sales stagnating.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Currently, stocks of hyperscalers at the front end of the AI boom are stagnating with falls in free cash flow, while chips, infrastructure providers and optical networking gain.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 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

Given all that, it is flat-out wrong to say that AI adoption is stagnating, says Ethan Mollick, a Wharton professor who studies how companies adopt AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

“I just feel like I’m stagnating, and it’s pretty obvious Sam isn’t interested in my development.”

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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