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moribund

[mawr-uh-buhnd, mor-] / ˈmɔr əˌbʌnd, ˈmɒr- /


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U.S. stocks have learnt to deal with soaring oil prices —managed through spikes in Treasury yields—and weathered the impact of consumer spending downturns tied to a moribund labor market.

From Barron's • May 5, 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

For an industry that’s always in flux, the revival of the melodrama might just be the savior that the once moribund mid-budget film has been seeking.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

In a diplomatic overture, the Communist regime is aiming to open up its moribund economy to the affluent Cuban-American diaspora.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

The Levys drove past the factory, which, open or closed, looked equally moribund from the street.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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