sclerotic
Example Sentences
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His classic “The Painter of Modern Life,” advocating for upending art’s sclerotic monotony, appeared in three profoundly influential installments of the Parisian newspaper Le Figaro.
From Los Angeles Times
Those choices will arrive faster for Europe given its sclerotic economic growth, but they could also hit the U.S. if economic growth disappoints.
It generates societal wealth by breaking down a sclerotic status quo and bringing better living standards.
God knows, having worked a whole career in government, I understood their critique of its baroque and sclerotic routines.
From Salon
"Repression of social problems by governments allow bureaucracies to rot and become sclerotic as the social pressure builds to the point where bureaucracies are exploded."
From Salon
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