sluggish
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Sustained higher inflation could push rates up, but the weakness of the UK's jobs market and sluggish economic growth in general means this is by no means certain.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Traffic growth remains sluggish across much of the sector as consumers become selective about their spending.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
And when Walmart’s first-quarter earnings last month came out slightly less than perfect, some investors fled, a big factor behind this year’s sluggish stock performance.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The scandal triggered an upswing of voter interest in California’s once sluggish governor’s race and in Becerra, who seized the moment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
She’d found it on the way to the wide, muddy, sluggish creek where Daddy liked to fish on hot days.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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