moribund

Example Sentences

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Neighbouring Thailand hosts millions of people who have fled the conflict in Myanmar or left the country to seek work outside its moribund economy.

From Barron's

The closures also made it harder for smugglers to supply goods to the North’s unofficial markets, where ordinary people get extra food when its moribund rations system can no longer provide.

From New York Times

In his 2022 book on contemporary monetary policy, Mr. Bernanke described the experiment blandly as “large-scale purchases of longer-term securities,” aimed specifically at restoring the moribund housing market.

From New York Times

The new U.S. allegations came amid further deterioration in moribund efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

From Washington Post

Now with key Democrats breathing fresh life into the recently moribund bill they nearly killed—albeit in favor of a dramatically shrunken package—Sanders is again pushing for the Medicare expansion he has long championed.

From Salon