stall
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"You can imagine the whole system as a finely branched power grid that becomes increasingly damaged with age: connections break down and currents stall," explains Dr. Maria Ermolaeva, the study's lead author.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Strategic skills or an “adjacent pivot” to a promising field can reduce stall risk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
A new study found roughly a quarter of American professionals experience a midcareer stall, going five years without a pay or position boost.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
“Momentum doesn’t typically just stall out — it tends to reverse,” Melissa Brown, managing director at Investment Decision Research, said in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
Tiamat was waiting, her long neck stretched out beyond the edge of the stall.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing stall
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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