stagnation
Example Sentences
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But President Nixon’s resignation, economic stagnation and the Vietnam War had caused Americans’ faith in government to waver.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 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
Since then, only one Russian tanker has reached Cuba, which is in the throes of economic stagnation and supply shortages.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
But at 76, Almodóvar shows no signs of slowing down or creative stagnation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
New Orleans is. on the other hand, a comfortable metropolis which has a certain apathy and stagnation which I find inoffensive.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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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