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Entrepreneurs who double down on their natural talents create unstoppable momentum, while those constantly patching weak areas stagnate.—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 Some of the challenges include addressing division within the country about issues like migration, geopolitical tensions around defense spending and trade, a stagnating economy and keeping the ruling coalition united and in line.—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 7 May 2025 Critics believe player development will stagnate and that lowered stakes will impact the integrity of Mexican soccer.—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Buprenorphine can stop cravings for opioids, yet its uptake in the U.S. has stagnated.—Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 23 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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