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Eighth grade reading proficiency stagnated, with no change between 2022 and 2024.—Carly Flandro, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025 If you're not seen or your contributions aren't visible, your career may stagnate.—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 On its ensuing possession, Ohio State’s offense stagnated and faced a third-and-11 with 2:45 remaining.—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 Outside the defense sectors, meanwhile, budgets for social services, national economic programs, and even internal security and law enforcement are either stagnating or getting cut.—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 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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