as in frozen
not flowing or moving
They were warned against drinking the stagnant pond water.
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This is one more stunning stat illustrating just how stagnant the real estate market is.
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
The price hikes reflected those at a number of arts institutions around the country, many of which cited inflation, rising costs, and stagnant post-pandemic attendance figures as behind the increases.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Oct. 2024
Yes, but: Government stats are no match for higher grocery prices and stagnant paychecks.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
This slow — even stagnant — pace of change is a key finding from the new 2024 Women in the Workplace 10th anniversary report by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company.
—Marianne Cooper
priya Fielding-Singh, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
The price hikes reflected those at a number of arts institutions around the country, many of which cited inflation, rising costs, and stagnant post-pandemic attendance figures as behind the increases.
—News Desk, Artforum, 24 Oct. 2024
Yes, but: Government stats are no match for higher grocery prices and stagnant paychecks.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
This slow — even stagnant — pace of change is a key finding from the new 2024 Women in the Workplace 10th anniversary report by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company.
—Marianne Cooper
priya Fielding-Singh, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Stagnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stagnant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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