stick
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Scalia recommended that the attorney stick to those precedents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Pacific leaders are pushing for the world to stick to a target of limiting global warming to 1.5C, enhance access to climate finance, and give more attention to the impact on oceans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
When asked whether Wales' success had lifted a weight off his shoulders, Bellamy revealed he had "felt the stick" ever since the Bosnia loss.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Scientists have identified two previously unrecognized species of large stick insects in Australia, revealing that even in some of the country's most closely studied environments, new species are still waiting to be found.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Then no. Because I don’t think friends should ask friends to stick their paw into a trap so they can get a snack.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
At the other end of the ice, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made four saves and sticked away the puck from a danger area with the Canadiens buzzing.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
Coyotes winger Jordan Szwarz high sticked Schmidt to give Washington its next go-round on the power play.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2013
"Wasn't it a real rebel, heathen man," cried Prudy, "to put the trap where Pincher sticked his foot in it?"
From Captain Horace by Sophie May
“Yes, ma’am; me an’ Biddy picked a bowkay outen a ashba’l oncet, an’ me mudder sticked it in a tumbler an’ loved it.
From A Bookful of Girls by Anna Fuller
"I've sticked my neck in these silly things," he said, when he saw Peter.
From Fortitude by Sir Hugh Walpole
Keeping them warmer at this stage helps prevent contamination from sticking to the detectors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Retirement success is all about sticking to the plan, according to decades of financial advice.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
"We are definitely seeing instead of putting your normal £50 pounds in to fill up, a lot of people are now sticking in £10, £20," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Using very little musical scoring, sticking to naturalistic dialogue featuring awkward silences, and eschewing flashy cinematography and editing, he allows each scene to breathe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
My father saw the head of a bearded seal, just the top of it, sticking up through the ice.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
None of my friends like the artist and now I’m stuck with an extra ticket that cost me $126.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Earthquakes typically happen where sections of Earth's crust move against one another, become stuck, and slowly accumulate stress.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"I've been travelling for three hours... to get to work," said Tetiana Osypenko, a 49-year-old seamstress whose bus was stuck in a traffic jam.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The discounters offered generally low prices every day, while Kroger stuck with temporary sales on key products, a practice known as high-low pricing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
I stuck to the limit—basically—and we got the exact same score.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
