stagnant
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PulteGroup reported lower first-quarter profit as a stagnant housing market forced it to offer elevated sales incentives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Hiring overall has slowed, and “both white-collar and blue-collar job growth is stagnant … while the so-called ‘pink-collar’ roles in healthcare are continuing to show strong growth.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
But this means little to the workers in Foshan, who are frustrated by stagnant wages.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Widespread labor protests have erupted in India, fueled by economic pain from the war in Iran, cooking gas shortages, and stagnant wages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
“It wants to stay here. I’ve killed enough living things. Even a filthy stagnant pool might be better than being dead.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing stagnant
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