stagnation
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They are battling surging energy costs, fierce competition from China, and weak demand at a time when Europe's biggest economy is mired in a long stagnation.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Where the article stresses a sense of stagnation and managed decline, several campaigns cast the moment as an opening for large-scale structural change.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
But at 76, Almodóvar shows no signs of slowing down or creative stagnation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Germany’s BDI industrial association said the country’s industry faces stagnation at best this year due to the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The stagnation that I so fervently glean on a daily basis seems an epidemic that only grows.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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Vocabulary lists containing stagnation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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