stagnation
Example Sentences
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A variety of factors contribute to career stagnation, even among professionals who are gainfully employed or switch jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
At the same time, "the economic stagnation looming as a result of the war's consequences will reduce tax revenues", she added.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The U.K. economy grew 0.6% in the first quarter of 2026, but the threat of stagnation is expected to become more pronounced over the course of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Where the article stresses a sense of stagnation and managed decline, several campaigns cast the moment as an opening for large-scale structural change.
From Los Angeles Times • 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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