stick
Example Sentences
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"Obviously there's been so much about Brooklyn having tried all these different careers, and none of them really sticking," Sharma says.
From BBC
The author makes the case for Nintendo as a company that has tried, mostly successfully, to stick to a core mission: the importance of play.
A big challenge for companies wanting to restructure is how to minimize disruption and maintain the morale of employees sticking around.
Still, I was fortunate to get the chance at Bournemouth, and also lucky in that I received some good advice on how I might stick around.
From BBC
Leah later told a story in which the public hated Burr so much that he was pelted with “bricks, broken eggs, sticks, and tin pans” outside the courthouse.
From Literature
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