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stagnation

[stag-ney-shuhn] / stægˈneɪ ʃən /


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Where the article stresses a sense of stagnation and managed decline, several campaigns cast the moment as an opening for large-scale structural change.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

To be sure, the greenback’s stagnation is not a simple story.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Since then, only one Russian tanker has reached Cuba, which is in the throes of economic stagnation and supply shortages.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

But at 76, Almodóvar shows no signs of slowing down or creative stagnation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The newly reenergized suffrage movement finally started having some success after a long period of stagnation.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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