stasis
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Research shows that vitality is improved by challenging avoidance, stasis and soothing habits—and instead leaning into uncertainty and discomfort.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Words become a texture of stasis, as when “winding” and “whirring” are repeated multiple times to describe Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret where she finds the fatal spindle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
By the Reagan era, the stasis was obvious; in the first two decades of the 21st century, it began to putrefy.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
So the stasis, i.e., inactive equilibrium, will remain.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
He liked the community’s stasis, its plebeian virtues and unassuming mien.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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