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a puddle of stagnating water
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More than two-thirds of the list is richer than a year ago, though 89 billionaires’ fortunes stagnated or declined.
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Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The August jobs report, released last week, showed just 22,000 new positions, nearly all in healthcare and support services; other sectors have stagnated, amplifying concerns that job growth outside healthcare may soon vanish altogether as Medicaid cuts take effect in October.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Lower-rate expectations are keeping Wall Street upbeat, even as the labor market stagnates.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This combination is complex because transformation becomes stagnated and slow.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 Sep. 2025
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Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The August jobs report, released last week, showed just 22,000 new positions, nearly all in healthcare and support services; other sectors have stagnated, amplifying concerns that job growth outside healthcare may soon vanish altogether as Medicaid cuts take effect in October.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Lower-rate expectations are keeping Wall Street upbeat, even as the labor market stagnates.
—Benzinga, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This combination is complex because transformation becomes stagnated and slow.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Stagnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagnate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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