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Meanings of stagnant in anglès

Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.

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Not circulating or flowing.

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Examples for "moribund"
Examples for "moribund"
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Yet a moribund real estate market means the company's outlook remains uncertain.
Reuters
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Block deals may help league table credit, especially when business is moribund.
Reuters
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Given the need to rejuvenate a moribund, oil-dependent economy, that's not ideal.
Reuters
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Control the moribund local machinery, it seems, and power will be yours.
The Guardian
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Stockholm's move reflects growing international exasperation over the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
The Irish Times
Usage of stagnant in anglès
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Even the most insignificant problem would be welcome in these stagnant days.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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Exceptional people continue to rise, but overall mobility is stagnant at best.
The Guardian
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Residents have taken to drinking stagnant water, increasing the risk of Cholera.
The South African
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More than a year into Mayer's tenure, Yahoo's core business remains stagnant.
Reuters
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Toys R Us sales have been stagnant for a number of years.
Reuters
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The population of some countries is stagnant or already shrinking, notably Germany's.
Reuters
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The tobacco firm's higher cigarette prices protected margins from stagnant volume growth.
Reuters
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The Italian economy has been broadly stagnant for the last five quarters.
Reuters
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These stagnant high-income economies are the weakest links in the world economy.
The Irish Times
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The powers within her lay stagnant-thekeen intellect rusted in its sheath.
Godolphin, Volume 3.
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Ramaphosa placed the stagnant growth of our economy on its apartheid-influenced design.
The South African
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Mosquitoes multiply 100 times faster in stagnant water collecting in waste tires.
The South African
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I know because the golden bands that should be present are stagnant.
Crewel
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There was nothing inside but a few inches of stagnant rain water.
Catch-22
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The confused transformations which work in stagnant water are difficult to study.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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An overleveraged economy is prone to deflation and stagnant growth, Hoisington argues.
Reuters
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