sticky
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Several things are behind the recent rise in long-term bond yields, including sticky inflation and a less predictable Federal Reserve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Because pitch is naturally sticky, it can capture pollen from nearby vegetation and preserve it for long periods.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
This year’s upward march in bond yields has many drivers, from sticky inflation to heavy AI-linked corporate borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was recorded almost by accident at the end of a session with French-Congolese star Theodora on a hot and sticky February night in LA.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
If her voice was sugary before, this sounded downright sticky.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Even less rarefied stickies can put a satisfying coda on any occasion.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021
Transfers like this should be simple, but this fat document with little stickies pointing to places that required details and signatures was proof it wasn’t.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2021
The track-prepared M40i’s were equipped with the optional electromechanically locking rear differential and shod with 20-inch summer stickies, so they were getting around pretty well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2018
But what was there, in those dozens of stickies, was so captivating that Mr. Patel knew he had to have the role.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2016
As you can imagine, over the years I’ve had my share of notebooks, stickies, legal pads and the like.
From Forbes ● Jun. 27, 2013
What could be stickier are services around digital money movement, even use by AI agents doing shopping on users’ behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Does that music-critic writing really make the service stickier?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
In July 2022, when data showed that the consumer-price index’s annual headline rate jumped to 9.1% for the previous month, he warned that “inflation is going to be stickier than most people imagine.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
If you have a job doing specifically that, things get stickier.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
The Louisiana air is thicker and stickier than Mississippi’s.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
It was the mandatory element that became the magnet for the stickiest criticisms.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
“To think that Google would somehow displace the most complete end-to-end solution in the marketplace with the strongest and stickiest agent product suite seems rather far-fetched,” he wrote.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Fesenko, the analyst, said Zelensky’s method of pressing partners on specifics, including about the mechanics of the implementation of the stickiest points, has allowed him to continue constructive conversations without folding on key issues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
The stickiest protest songs have hooks and refrains that concisely summarize the stakes.
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
Blue’s Clues may be one of the stickiest television shows ever made.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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