stagnate

Example Sentences

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While the Premier League clubs benefit from ever-increasing TV deals and other European leagues attract heavy investment, Serie A has seen that source of revenue stagnate.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Wage growth is concentrated at the top, while median wages stagnate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Investors were already worrying that sales growth could stagnate because stubborn inflation and job-market uncertainty has made Americans less willing to dip into their pockets.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Having available credit is a key way to keep spending, especially if wages, or the values of consumers’ assets such as stocks or homes, slow or stagnate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Without standardized materials and methods, they worried that the field of tissue culture would stagnate.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot