stagnant
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For America’s largest home builders, they are adding to their growing legal costs and weighing on their profits as they cope with a stagnant housing market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Garcia-Herrero said there are "so many reasons" for a lack of demand in the housing sector, including stagnant disposable income for households and a shrinking population.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Add pandemic adolescence, expensive housing and stagnant wages, and different choices begin to look less mysterious than inevitable.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
As the national market remains stagnant, a shift is underway in many local real-estate markets, signifying a major turning point in the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The stagnant water sloshed over his shoulders and ran down his trousers.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing stagnant
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