stable
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"We want a region which is peaceful, stable and prosperous. We want a region where countries, all powers, including great powers, observe international law and, in particular, the law of the sea," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Moody’s Ratings raised the government of Argentina’s long-term local and foreign-currency issuer ratings to B3 from Caa1, and changed its outlook to positive from stable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The UK was hit quite notably on this measure at a time when rates were stable or being cut.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Even with strong and more stable fundamentals, energy is the cheapest group” in the S&P 500 by “a wide margin,” said Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, in a note shared with MarketWatch Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
I am surprised that your trading VaR stayed stable in the quarter given this level of loss, and given that I would suspect that these were trading assets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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"I just love him so much. It's amazing seeing a horse in London; you don't see them unless you go to the stables."
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Authorities also issued a warning for the equestrian stables at El Rodeo Equestrian Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
As part of the deal, TSG must pay for the demolition of the stables, grandstand and adjoining structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
On Sunday and Monday, the 147 horses were finally loaded onto trucks, driven to the airport, and secured inside special air stables for their flights to the Horse Inn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
In fact, she seems a little like she might be asleep until I yank on the reins, leading her back toward the stables.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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This new object is another with a very elliptical orbit, but it is stabler than 2017 OF201, which suggests that no large planet, including a hypothetical planet nine, is significantly affecting its path.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
For crypto hedge funds, which tend to trade on swings in price, stabler values also offer diminishing chances to profit.
From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 2022
Plus, the bond was thousands of times stabler than that of the next-strongest naturally occurring molecular suitor.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 28, 2021
In a video message to the summit in Glasgow, the Queen urged world leaders to create a "safer, stabler future" for the planet.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2021
But the thought flits through my mind, There have got to be stabler things than love.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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Russell and Hawn famously have one of the stablest relationships in Hollywood, so you have to wonder how they looked at this script and thought, “Yup, that seems normal – sign us up!”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2018
It hasn't been the stablest year for MakerBot.
From The Verge ● Jul. 24, 2015
The prior studies simply targeted and featured the stablest, most educated gay couples.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2012
One day, he predicted, Brazil would be one of the "stablest nations of Latin America."
From Time Magazine Archive
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It must be remembered, too, that the stablest colleges have been proceeding with these changes many more years than the period shown in the table.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
The horses are stabled in Hyde Park Barracks, in Knightsbridge - an upmarket area of central London.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
Afterward, EO is relocated to a farm, where he’s stabled alongside a white stallion whose privileged status doesn’t protect it from human desires and designs.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
An unnamed filly trained by Jorge Abreu and stabled in Barn 86 was sent to an equine hospital track after coming down with a fever.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
When I first came into the business, I always looked up to him asked him questions and followed his program because I was stabled next to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
The shed was open on that side and I could see that some mules were stabled there.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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Soon after, Churchill Downs announced it was suspending Baffert for two years through spring 2023, prohibiting the seven-time Derby winner from stabling or racing at tracks owned by Churchill Downs Inc.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2021
The concern was that even though there were plenty of horses, trainers and owners weren’t running them and instead using Santa Anita as a free training and stabling facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2017
The company was attracted to the projects, not only by the original features of the Victorian buildings, but also by the land available at the back, which was formerly used for kennels or stabling.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2014
Millfield's resources are truly staggering: an equestrian centre, stabling for 50 horses, a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool, Tartan athletics track, playing fields, a putting green, an indoor tennis centre and a fencing salle.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2012
Bast darted outside to see if there were horses that needed stabling.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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