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The phrase "appears to be stuck" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing a situation where something seems to be unable to move or progress, often in a technical or metaphorical context.
Example: "The software update appears to be stuck, and I may need to restart my computer to resolve the issue."
Alternatives: "seems to be frozen" or "looks like it's jammed".
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But now the country appears to be stuck.
Apple, meanwhile, appears to be stuck in a rut.
But Ukraine appears to be stuck in an awkward place.
The reform process appears to be stuck in the senate.
Theatre in Portugal appears to be stuck in a solipsistic vacuum.
Because if it's the latter, that nation appears to be stuck in 1970.
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Sanders appears to be sticking with that approach.
As for the Syrians, President Bashar Assad appears to be sticking to his father's playbook.
Now, the alpine chipmunk appears to be sticking to even higher elevations, retracting its range by about 1,640 feet upslope.
For now, the Fed appears to be sticking with the standard approach of gradually raising rates to ward off inflation.
In my 40s, I started all over again as a flash writer, and this time it appears to be sticking because I am now in my 50s.
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appears to be haunted
appears to have stuck
appears to be both
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