stagnation
Example Sentences
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Where the article stresses a sense of stagnation and managed decline, several campaigns cast the moment as an opening for large-scale structural change.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
But at 76, Almodóvar shows no signs of slowing down or creative stagnation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Although Skyworks is attempting to grow its Broad Markets division—encompassing data center, auto, and WiFi—to offset mobile stagnation, Schafer has dubbed this effort a “prove it” initiative.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Witnessing a person languish is as frustrating as it is heartbreaking—especially when the reasons for their emotional and professional stagnation are completely valid.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
Some of the sick lie without motion, suffering an entire stagnation of the fluids.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing stagnation
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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President Trump's First State of The Union Address (2018)
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