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[stak] / stæk /




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For nearly five decades, they served up diner classics like steak and eggs and a hearty stack of pancakes while infusing the meals with touches that showcased their Chinese heritage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

In May, he launched a religious merch line and told his followers that he was in hustle mode after racking up a hefty stack of hospital bills.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The club trophies are beginning to stack up already for the fast, direct, skilful winger who loves to run at an opponent and dribble past them.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The increased cadence of releases “supports our view that Meta Superintelligence Labs has moved beyond rebuilding the company’s training and post-training stack and into a faster, more predictable product cycle,” according to Deutsche Bank’s Black.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

I fold the comforter, turn the pillow to the clean side, and make a neat stack.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

If you’re betting on one of the AI stacks — whether it’s Claude, ChatGPT or any other — I have no idea where they are in five years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

See how your personal dress code stacks up with other WSJ readers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In the microbiology lab, she prepares the stacks of samples piling up in the queue for examination.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Amid rows of camp beds and stacks of food supplies at a makeshift shelter in Bordeaux, thousands of tourists and locals try to regain their composure after fleeing wildfires sweeping through southwest France.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

I got to school super-early Monday morning and I ran all over, handing the stacks of work to Señora Lucia, Mrs. Steck, Mr. Crosby and Mr. Meyers.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Tail Town’s main room is filled with stacked cat beds, an exercise wheel, two huge rectangular storage benches sprinkled with doughnut-shaped beds, and cat-themed art on the walls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

This treatment formed strong chemical bonds between the stacked membranes.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

"But given the way that the committee is stacked," he said, "I don't have that confidence at all."

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

A second Ballon d'Or does not seem out of reach, although he has perhaps not played enough club football to make him the favourite for the individual accolade in a stacked field.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

There were dishes stacked in the sink and on the table.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

They “had to find workarounds, whether through open-sourcing software, stacking less powerful and cheaper local chips, investing more in China’s electricity grid.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

More than a century ago, psychologist Wolfgang Köhler showed that chimpanzees could suddenly solve unfamiliar problems by combining objects in new ways, such as stacking boxes to reach a banana hanging overhead.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

"We are stacking up bookings for weeks to come and the inquiries are difficult to keep up with, but creates a lot of business," he added.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

By stacking the orders on top of a funding package and unprecedented equity stakes, Washington has made it clear that quantum computing is a national priority.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Bast cleared the wrecked furniture away, stacking it near the kitchen door to be used as firewood.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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