Recent Examples on the WebBut by and large, people think that the country is stagnating.—Abc News, ABC News, 23 May 2024 Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, has avoided a technical recession but is largely stagnating after watching its economy shrink by 0.3% in 2023.—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 May 2024 Domestic concerns also loom large, with torpid growth, stagnating wages, and rising prices.—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 20 May 2024 But just as Uber was bad news for taxi drivers, who struggled in the face of lower-cost competition, certain existing employees may see their wages fall—or at least stagnate—because of AI.—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 May 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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