as in recessions
a lack of activity or development and especially economic development
After years of economic stagnation, employment numbers began to rise.
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In addition, Windisch says the tolls of navigating two recessions means Gen X women are less equipped to save for retirement; a recent survey from Northwestern Mutual finds that Gen X women have the largest gap in retirement savings of any generation of women.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Goldman, whose family started Phantom Halloween in the 1980s, has seen all kinds of outside forces hit the business over the decades, from recessions to natural disasters to Covid-19.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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There are slumps, patches of mediocre play, doldrums of various kinds.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Second-half slumps and injuries have undoubtedly taken a toll, but most of the talent is ready to roll in October.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sinkholes, depressions in the ground caused by the sudden collapse of the surface layer, can form for various reasons, including natural causes like intense rainfall, flooding or drought, as well as human activities such as construction and aging infrastructure.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The hurricane center is also monitoring two systems in the Eastern Pacific with disparate chances of developing into tropical depressions over the next few days.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Stagnations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnations. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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