moribund
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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
On the U.S. side, some are predicting that Trump will agree to open up travel to the island, which is key to revitalizing the moribund tourist economy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, his Republican and Democratic successors, dealt with the same moribund economy, and Carter oversaw another oil crisis in 1979 precipitated by the Iranian Revolution.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
The U.S. closed-end fund market has been moribund for about two years because investors are reluctant to buy shares of new funds amid fears about postdeal trading levels.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Crabs set upon and destroyed the moribund fishes, but the next day were dead themselves.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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