bay
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The earnings beat sent the stock surging, keeping the bears at bay for now.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
A storage increase reported yesterday helps to keep strong rallies at bay.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The first was a Quarter Sheets menu classic: olive oil chiffon with fresh passionfruit and bay leaf-infused custard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The legal clash in a courtroom across the bay from San Francisco pits the world's richest person against a startup Musk once backed and now competes with in the booming AI sector.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
We’d shoved the big brass bed we shared into the bay window, hoping a breath of cool night air would make a wrong turn and stumble across us.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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