stagnant
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The aim would be to bolster a stagnant labor market and drum up demand in key areas of the economy such as housing that have suffered from high borrowing costs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Tesla was mired in an eight-week losing slump —investors were concerned about stagnant car sales and elevated capital spending—with share prices down 16% over the period.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
In India, a rise in cooking-gas prices due to the war has exacerbated labor unrest among factory workers upset over stagnant wages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Ordinarily, a stagnant labor force would be devastating for economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The woods were deathly still, more forbidding than I had ever seen them—green and black and stagnant, dark with the smells of mud and rot.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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