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However, progress stagnated for Black populations by 2016.—Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2025 Earlier this week, the ONS announced that the U.K. economy grew by just 0.1% in November and stagnated over a three-month timeframe.—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, the story goes, China is powering ahead, pairing ambitious economic and diplomatic agendas with a massive military expansion while the United States staggers under the weight of inequality, stagnating wages, legislative gridlock, political polarization, and populism.—Jude Blanchette, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Containment stagnated at 15%, the same figure two days ago, but fire activity remained minimal on Wednesday, according to Tonto National Forest officials in a news release.—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stagnate
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Etymology
Latin stagnatus, past participle of stagnare, from stagnum body of standing water
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