stagnate
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Whether he takes a wrecking ball to it or lets it stagnate, the Kennedy Center threatens to become his latest victim.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“That means once investors make an allocation it is reasonable to see that it will stagnate for a while causing volatility with lower volumes of shares traded,” he said in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
And in late 2022 and early 2023, many followed the crowd into small stocks as they rebounded strongly, only for them to stagnate while Big Tech powered ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
And he predicted that effect to dissipate in the second quarter, leading eurozone GDP excluding Ireland to stagnate in the spring.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Their assignment was to stagnate and live in the past.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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One challenge for China is the huge amount of debt carried by loss-making companies, much of which can’t easily be repaid as overall growth stagnates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Today, they’re deeply frustrated with the results as the gaming industry stagnates and consumers face higher prices on everything from memory to storage drives and graphics cards.
From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026
The result could be a "stagflationary shock of pretty large magnitude" - where inflation goes up and growth stagnates, Arvind Subramanian, India's former chief economic adviser, told India Today TV channel.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
Last year's emissions cuts were driven by falls in energy-intensive industries, many of which are struggling as the economy stagnates, and record solar power generation.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
In badly-ventilated rooms, where the air stagnates, there will be a considerable difference.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Robert Owen Allsop
Market rents in Portland have stagnated at the same time that rent limits for government-subsidized affordable apartments have risen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
While inflation rates have been increasing this year, the rates on many high-yield savings accounts have largely stagnated.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Heavy responsibility will lie with loan signing Alejandro Garnacho, whose career has stagnated, while hopes are high for Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, who was signed from Wolves for £38m.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The city’s vouchers for the Community Cat Program have stagnated compared with vouchers for individuals with pets, Naitaki said, leading to explosive kitten seasons like this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Back in Detroit, the labor war had stagnated, with each side accusing the other of failing to communicate.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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Still, a large share of Americans have experienced stagnating real incomes since the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"It's really stagnating our populations here, because we need to be able to move animals to create healthy breeding pools to look after the genetics of our populations," Biddle said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Currently, stocks of hyperscalers at the front end of the AI boom are stagnating with falls in free cash flow, while chips, infrastructure providers and optical networking gain.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
But the Industrial Revolution left average real wages stagnating and the quality of non-wage amenities declining for four decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He did, however, drink water, and the area reeked of urine stagnating in the toilet bowl.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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