stagnant
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And experts elsewhere predict continued market-share growth for hybrids over the next five years, while EV sales could be stagnant.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 5, 2026
Mike, 40, feels "stagnant" in his current job as a corrections officer and misses the sense of "belonging" he had in the military.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
The same stagnant air that intensifies the heat can also worsen air quality by trapping pollutants close to the surface.
From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026
Dubai’s property market is stagnant, with transactions plunging 80%, while hotel occupancy rates have plummeted below normal levels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
The woods were deathly still, more forbidding than I had ever seen them—green and black and stagnant, dark with the smells of mud and rot.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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