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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Older generations had stress too, plenty of it, between divorces and layoffs and recessions and caregiving and health scares and debt and grief and plain exhaustion.
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The city has endured fiscal crises, blackouts, crime waves, terrorist attacks, recessions and a pandemic.
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Both former teammates, once Toronto's stars, now face individual slumps and lead underperforming teams, underscoring MLB's unpredictable nature.
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One after another, Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing broke up their offensive slumps with home runs.
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When possible, make turns on hard surfaces such as driveway, patios, and sidewalks to avoid tearing the grass and creating depressions.
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According to the heteronormative version of bluegill courtship, mating season begins when males start building nests—basically, bowl-like depressions in the lake bed.
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“Stagnations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnations. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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