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a puddle of stagnating water
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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.
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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
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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
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“Stagnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagnate. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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