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stagnate

[stag-neyt] / ˈstæg neɪt /


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"It's already starting to stagnate, so that's serious," said Catriona Bass, director of the Long Mead Foundation.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Whether he takes a wrecking ball to it or lets it stagnate, the Kennedy Center threatens to become his latest victim.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The housing market itself is one, as sales of existing homes, a key driver of improvement spending, stagnate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“That means once investors make an allocation it is reasonable to see that it will stagnate for a while causing volatility with lower volumes of shares traded,” he said in emailed comments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Their assignment was to stagnate and live in the past.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Today, they’re deeply frustrated with the results as the gaming industry stagnates and consumers face higher prices on everything from memory to storage drives and graphics cards.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

The opposite can occur if the economy stagnates or shrinks.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Last year's emissions cuts were driven by falls in energy-intensive industries, many of which are struggling as the economy stagnates, and record solar power generation.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

As growth in pizza sales stagnates, competition between restaurants has intensified.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

In badly-ventilated rooms, where the air stagnates, there will be a considerable difference.

From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Robert Owen Allsop

While inflation rates have been increasing this year, the rates on many high-yield savings accounts have largely stagnated.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

Heavy responsibility will lie with loan signing Alejandro Garnacho, whose career has stagnated, while hopes are high for Brazil midfielder Joao Gomes, who was signed from Wolves for £38m.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

The city’s vouchers for the Community Cat Program have stagnated compared with vouchers for individuals with pets, Naitaki said, leading to explosive kitten seasons like this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The property crisis drags on and home prices have stagnated, dissuading would-be buyers.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Even as mobility seems to have stagnated, the ranks of the elite are opening.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Currently, stocks of hyperscalers at the front end of the AI boom are stagnating with falls in free cash flow, while chips, infrastructure providers and optical networking gain.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Instead, he linked his positions to a broader critique of stagnating wages and inequality, citing decades of flat real earnings for most US workers as a driver of populist politics on both left and right.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Cathie Wood showcased a Tesla robo-taxi ride, highlighting its potential for earnings growth amid stagnating EV sales.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Some are concerned that AI could worsen what’s called a “K-shaped” economy, in which the rich see growth and most other people struggle with stagnating opportunities.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

He did, however, drink water, and the area reeked of urine stagnating in the toilet bowl.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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