stagnation
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Stagnation in the economy is also underscored by a frail labor market, with unemployment remaining near five-year highs in January and expected to rise further as the energy crisis hits hiring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Stagnation occurs when an air mass lingers over an area, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Stagnation may be a worse crime than regression because staying the same shows no commitment to living and learning.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022
Stagnation has plunged the country into a historic financial crisis.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2022
Stagnation of the blood was supposed to be a fertile cause of diseases, and such diseases were supposed to arise mostly from "plethora"—an all-important element in Stahl's therapeutics.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Williams, Henry Smith
Vocabulary lists containing stagnation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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President Trump's First State of The Union Address (2018)
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