mainstay
Example Sentences
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Factory-built homes made of wood and iron were a mainstay of the colonial enterprises of the 19th century.
From Los Angeles Times
He said GM serves the lower end of the car market—even without mainstay sedans.
At the time, it was the mainstay of NATO’s conventional forces in Central Europe.
Iran's supreme national security council head Ali Larijani, a mainstay of the establishment for the last decades, this week followed this up with visits to Oman and then US ally Qatar.
From Barron's
For nearly all of his 11 seasons, Rob Havenstein was a Rams mainstay at right tackle.
From Los Angeles Times
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