solid

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Millennials, who everyone worried would be permanently set back by the 2008-09 financial crisis, are earning solid incomes, buying homes and surpassing their parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead of relying on harsh chemicals, it starts with solid materials called MAX phases and uses molten salts along with iodine vapor to form MXene sheets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Employers added 178,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%, indicating a solid labor market.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“Workers are feeling that, and even though the numbers are saying this is a pretty solid job market, there’s still a lot of insecurity,” Richardson told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

And in order to visit C.C. at the Shipwreck, one only had to stroll across the solid surface of the Mainly Frozen Ocean; swimming was no longer required.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el