stagnations

noun

plural of stagnation
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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  1. recessions
  2. slumps
  3. depressions
Noun
  • The other concerns a surprising relationship between recessions and automation, when businesses use technology to do tasks that were previously done by humans.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Historically, such rate hikes have often slowed growth and have even led to recessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of recessions
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  • In last year’s World Series, Ohtani had endured hitting slumps, too, but his teammates compensated with timely contributions to earn a second consecutive title.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When healthy, Ohtani has the ability to break out of even the most dire of slumps with an otherworldly performance, like that three-homer (as a hitter), 10-strikeout (as a pitcher) all-timer.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of slumps
Noun
  • Advertisement Per the Constitution, the federal government has carried out a national census every decade since 1790—through wars, depressions, and pandemics.
    — Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Old channels linger as soft depressions across the floodplain, now filled with bog vegetation in muted shades of yellow, green, and brown—living traces of flowing water long since gone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of depressions
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