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stagnant

[stag-nuhnt] / ˈstæg nənt /


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Slow progress on robo-taxis, higher investment spending, and stagnant sales are the most likely reasons for investor caution.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Tesla’s stock is down about 24% year to date, with investor caution linked to stagnant sales and high AI investments.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The deals often saddle the merged company with complexity, stagnant brands and crushing debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Other scale plays have fared little better, leaving acquirers with stagnant portfolios instead of durable growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It choked him like weeds and rot and colonies of vermin, clogging and staining him, stagnant and fetid, so that nothing so noble as love, or—gods above—forgiveness, could ever claim space in him.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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