sluggish
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Growth in France and Britain is sluggish, and those aren’t AI powerhouses either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Meanwhile, most other stock and bond indexes are sluggish, flat or down.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
While efforts have been made to boost China’s domestic demand, the divergence between robust external demand and sluggish demand at home appears to have continued into August, said ING’s Song.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
As a result, response times can be sluggish, and criminals sometimes have the perception that they won’t face consequences, Matson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The light always had a way of making Molly’s brain sluggish.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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