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a puddle of stagnating water
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The adjustment brought a deep contraction in 2024, big utility bill hikes, and stagnating incomes that only started clawing back in 2025.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Astrov said that new growth would require investment in greater productivity, but this is stagnating.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Taiwan’s defense spending, by contrast, stagnated and even declined for much of Ma’s presidency.
—Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Nnaji’s development stagnated, particularly when he was used as a center, boxing him in as a third-string power forward instead.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Astrov said that new growth would require investment in greater productivity, but this is stagnating.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Taiwan’s defense spending, by contrast, stagnated and even declined for much of Ma’s presidency.
—Marvin Park, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2025
Nnaji’s development stagnated, particularly when he was used as a center, boxing him in as a third-string power forward instead.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Stagnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagnate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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