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But young Chinese today face a shakier economic situation, stagnating wages, and a rising cost of living.—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Household income growth would stagnate, which runs against government plans to boost domestic consumption.—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025 The society stagnates and is unable to solve problems.—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025 If companies don’t make investments, growth will stagnate.—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 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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