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Inflation has remained above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for years, and a stagnating labor market has reignited fears that more families could see their incomes shrink.—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025 Under the Glazers, Old Trafford was left to stagnate, with rivals building bigger, closing the gap on England’s biggest club football stadium.—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Even amid trade uncertainties, tariffs and other margin-busting disruptions, the denim industry refuses to stagnate or reverse the progress it’s made.—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025 But once the game shifted to the fourth quarter, Miami’s offense stagnated and its defense couldn’t get off the field.—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stagnate
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Etymology
Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water
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