stuck in

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The data come as the U.S. economy has been stuck in a “low-hire, low-fire” jobs environment, generally favoring those who have a job rather than those searching for one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

But it swam further east and ended up off the island of Poel, where it became stuck in shallow waters.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Right-hander Julian Garcia was stuck in the St. John Bosco dugout last season recovering from his surgery while cheering on his team as it won the Southern Section Division 1 championship.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

But the alternative, as “Backrooms” so sagely implies, is remaining stuck in the past, letting ourselves be mutated and misremembered until we look nothing like us at all.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

I was trapped in a black hole, stuck in a soundproof bubble sealed away from the rest of the universe.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas