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mainstay

[meyn-stey] / ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ /


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Because of this dependence, androgen receptor inhibitors are a mainstay of treatment for metastatic prostate cancer.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

Soon those booking photos, and about 400,000 others spanning two decades, are set to vanish from a county website, the latest move across America to rein in the visibility of a well-known mainstay of policing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Ford, worth about $3.2 billion according to Forbes, became a prominent socialite and mainstay of the Texas business community.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

But it is her Imagination Library - the mainstay of her charity work - that has helped millions of children learn to read by sending out free books.

From BBC Aug. 26, 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

But it’s causing a stir in Hollywood because we’re losing some mainstays of the show, and that’s writing for a variety series, but also taking a big hit is the limited series or movie categories.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 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 of course the other mainstays, Declan Rice and Harry Kane.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

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

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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