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What body of water is typically stagnant?

stagnant

[stag-nuhnt] / ˈstΓ¦g nΙ™nt /


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The typical example of “Anakin-posting” expresses rage at a stagnant economy or lack of prospects by sharing images of Christensen’s Anakin looking stoic.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

Without it, growth would have slowed to a mere fraction of a percentage point, leaving the economy nearly stagnant and flirting with recession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

He was selected to oversee what remained of the Morale Branch’s library program, which had grown largely stagnant since the mid-1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

All the while, what he earns for some crops is largely stagnant or, worse, has fallen.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

She tracked them through miles of rain forest, over fallen logs and into creeks, past gnarled thickets of thorns and stagnant pools buzzing with mosquitoes.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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