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mainstay

[mayn-stay] / ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ /


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Since that 4-0 win against Lithuania at Wembley in March 2015, he has been England's mainstay.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Stowing cash in a high-yield account became a mainstay of financial advice on TikTok.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Porsche’s net cash flow margin in its mainstay automotive segment is now expected to increase this year to between 5.5% and 7.5%, up from previous guidance of 3% to 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Enter veteran character actor Lin Shaye, whose psychic Elise has been a series mainstay and a reliable provider of expository dialogue, despite the fact that her character died at the end of the 2011 original.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Owners no longer had the economic clout of being a mainstay of the economy.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

Warner and Paramount were mainstays of Hollywood’s golden era, but streaming brought tough competition from technology companies such as Netflix and Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

When I reported on the business of Starbucks last year, analysts pointed to a major shift happening in the drinks market: concept-forward drinks are outperforming other traditional mainstays in the landscape.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The film is directed by Jon Erwin, one of the in-house Angel Studios mainstays, who also helmed “Jesus Revolution,” “I Still Believe” and “I Can Only Imagine.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Kobliner went through three mainstays from her book with MarketWatch to show that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026

Her in-laws were mainstays of the town’s Negro elite.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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