stasis

Example Sentences

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That means Americans without stable, full-time work are locked out of a job market that has settled into a low-hire, low-fire stasis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

So the stasis, i.e., inactive equilibrium, will remain.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

“But this would seem to suggest that kind of stasis is now changing to more direct action on the part of companies, and that’s going to make jobs more precarious.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

He is a virus entering a perfect, unchanging ecosystem, slowly working his way through the village until his influence has devoured every remaining shred of stasis.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025

“The Collective decided when to bring us out of stasis so we would be of most value, just like you and the other Zetas. But . ..” He sighs.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera