slackening
Example Sentences
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The disconnect between slackening activity and the increasing yield has mystified even oil chieftains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The central bank is trying to shore up a slackening U.S. jobs market while ensuring inflation doesn’t get out of hand again.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2025
Last year — amid a stagnating economy and slackening labor market — it reached record highs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2024
The office space gaslighting gives way to horror trickery, slackening the plot’s tension until it nearly unravels in the final act.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2023
He could not eat; he felt his body slackening, his flesh disappearing.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
