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stagnant

[stag-nuhnt] / ˈstæg nənt /


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The aim would be to bolster a stagnant labor market and drum up demand in key areas of the economy such as housing that have suffered from high borrowing costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Despite the stagnant earnings, shares still trade at 20 times estimated 2026 profits, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Builders are pinching pennies to maintain profits in a stagnant housing market, choosing lower-end fixtures and synthetic over natural materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Slow progress on robo-taxis, higher investment spending, and stagnant sales are the most likely reasons for investor caution.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He could smell the foaming flood water, stagnant and ripe with the rotting debris it carried past each village, sucking up their sewage, their waste, the dead animals.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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