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mainstay

[meyn-stey] / ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ /


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Subcompacts in the U.S. are slightly larger than kei cars and the closest comparable segment to the Japanese mainstay.

From The Wall Street Journal

It dove into the white-hot AI market with a surprise announcement from Karp in 2023 and has since become the mainstay data and AI contractor for the U.S. military, other government agencies and corporate customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

His music is a mainstay in any set she plays.

From Los Angeles Times

Her brown face, green mantle and forgiving gaze is a mainstay of Southern California: In front yards.

From Los Angeles Times

Though rare outside of North America, the “two ways out” rule for mid-rises has been a mainstay of fire protection policy in this country and in Canada for the last century.

From Los Angeles Times