stalled
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These distant regions had experienced population growth before the catastrophe, but afterward, that growth stalled or even reversed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Wilder previously emerged as a contender for Usyk's farewell, but negotiations appear to have stalled.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The parties relaunched negotiations in September last year, after they had stalled since 2018.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
The shortages come as the country desperately tries to drive down sky-high housing costs that have trapped millions of Americans out of homeownership and stalled sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Only Calliope, in the second row, is motionless, her desk stalled somehow, so that she’s the only one who takes in the true extent of the metamorphoses around her.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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