moribund
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The Angels fired pitching coach Mike Maddux and two other major league pitching coaches Tuesday, the latest decision in interim general manager John Mozeliak’s aggressive push to revitalize the moribund franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Outside advanced manufacturing, the economy is moribund, weighed down by debt, deflation and aging demographics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The state government, desperate to stimulate the economy and its moribund real-estate sector, began eroding the growth management plan that had restrained development.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
But trade with China, much of it through Dandong, is a key lifeline for North Korea's moribund economy, under UN sanctions because of its nuclear weapons programme.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
The room was indeed tomblike: a quality stale and static and moribund beyond any mere vivid and living cold.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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