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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

Romero joined Tottenham from Atalanta in 2021 and became a mainstay in their defence, making 156 appearances.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The playbook is similar to how Marvel Entertainment evolved from a comic-book publisher to Hollywood mainstay under Disney, where a combination of toys, films, games and theme-park attractions continuously feed one another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Greenfield Book Store, a mainstay of the city's independent bookshop scene since it opened in 1976, said it would close down when its rental contract ends.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Millions of acres of forests were sprayed instead of thou sands as before, in an effort to save the balsams, which are the mainstay of the pulp and paper industry.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

Curry and Daly have both been hit by long injury lay-offs over the past year, while Roebuck and Lawrence have fallen out of favour after previously being mainstays of the side.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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

And one of the mainstays of Franklin’s printing business was the publication of Indian treaties, viewed then as critical state documents.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann