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stagnation

[stag-ney-shuhn] / stægˈneɪ ʃən /


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Wage stagnation and the effects of the Great Recession are among the reasons cited by the researchers.

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

“We’re back in that stagnation feeling,” said Pugh.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Russian economists speak of "stagnation" and, in some areas, "decline".

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

Working with screenwriter Will Soodik, Parsons has gone back into that banal maze to find an uncannily mature story about loss and stagnation, about how our self-serving narratives barricade us from emotional growth.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Some of the sick lie without motion, suffering an entire stagnation of the fluids.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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