stagnation
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Russian economists speak of "stagnation" and, in some areas, "decline".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
France’s data agency also downgraded its GDP to a contraction of 0.1%, from stagnation originally recorded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Working with screenwriter Will Soodik, Parsons has gone back into that banal maze to find an uncannily mature story about loss and stagnation, about how our self-serving narratives barricade us from emotional growth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
They are battling surging energy costs, fierce competition from China, and weak demand at a time when Europe's biggest economy is mired in a long stagnation.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Even King, the black leader most committed to the traditional path of multiracial coalitions and nonviolence, would soon grow frustrated with the movement’s stagnation.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing stagnation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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President Trump's First State of The Union Address (2018)
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