stagnate
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And he predicted that effect to dissipate in the second quarter, leading eurozone GDP excluding Ireland to stagnate in the spring.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 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
Still, with growth heavily reliant on exports—particularly electronics and AI-related products—analysts warn of an uneven “K-shaped” economy, where the tech sector outperforms while other industries stagnate and consumers face rising costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
As I have written elsewhere, this was the pivotal decade when American culture began to stagnate.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Their assignment was to stagnate and live in the past.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Today, they’re deeply frustrated with the results as the gaming industry stagnates and consumers face higher prices on everything from memory to storage drives and graphics cards.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
The opposite can occur if the economy stagnates or shrinks.
From BBC ● May 18, 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
A larger portion stagnates in the circumpolar region, in time slowly to return to the tropical district in a manner afterward to be described.
From Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
Lakeside’s median household income stagnated at $77,435 in the five years ending in 2024, adjusted for inflation, according to the most recent census survey data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
In the last few years, spending from big studios on Hollywood films and TV has stagnated or dropped.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Why did Europe rebound from demographic catastrophe while much of the Near East stagnated?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Other celebrities, including Kris Jenner, Joy Behar, and Cara Delevingne, have also listed properties that stagnated on the market for years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
As far as he knew, the American program for the Super, the thermonuclear bomb, had stagnated.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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However, since early July oil prices have been "creeping upwards until the middle of the month then stagnating".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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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