stagnation
Example Sentences
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It comes after years of stagnation in the eurozone’s largest economy, whose export-orientated industrial sector hit the buffers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“A meaningful decline in payrolls or a shrinking labor force would be early signs that labor market stagnation is giving way to broader weakness,” the head of market and economic research said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
After several years of stagnation, hopes had been high the eurozone's traditional growth engine would rebound this year thanks to a spending blitz unleashed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Despite the project’s stagnation, she continues to convey optimism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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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