sluggish
Example Sentences
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Jobs growth has been sluggish, averaging 54,454 a month through the first 11 months of last year, roughly a third of the increase seen in 2024.
From Barron's
The sluggish IPO pace has contributed to a continued dry spell in venture capital and a backlog of older VC-backed companies that remain in venture portfolios.
India’s market lagged behind in 2025 due to the negative impact of U.S. tariffs, sluggish economic growth, and investors’ reallocation of assets to China.
From Barron's
Faced with an ageing population and sluggish economy, Beijing has been trying hard to encourage more young Chinese people to marry, and couples to have children.
From BBC
To many economists, the job market still looks fragile as the calendar turns, with sluggish hiring and the unemployment rate rising this year to 4.6%.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
