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stable

[stey-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /


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Fox is more than a stable of personalities.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

For some young people, recess may be one of the few stable opportunities they have to safely move and play with friends.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Both men were reported to be in stable condition, and were receiving treatment in a Kathmandu hospital, the energy ministry said.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

This allowed them to create textiles that could snap between different configurations and remain stable in each one, somewhat like a light switch that stays either on or off.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

He works in Currier's stable for a year and a half.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Included were proposals to create an enclosure for the animals, stables, three shepherd huts, parking for tractors and a pond.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

At 62, he operates and co-owns one of the last remaining stables that house the iconic Central Park carriage horses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

He took his cockerpoo, Gulliver, for a walk in a paddock that was part of the stables, and because it was dark he used a torch.

From BBC Apr. 14, 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

The Fellerings and Mouzaive were content with converted stables next to the guildhall, but Thyon refused them, demanding to scout other sites.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

“Whether it is stabler than we thought, or we just haven’t hit the air pocket yet, I don’t know,” he said.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

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

But the thought flits through my mind, There have got to be stabler things than love.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

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

In the fickle high-risk arena of television, where admiration swiftly changes to boredom or dislike, Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," has been the stablest on-screen presence of them all.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Alice Freeman Palmer

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

The 46 horses stabled in the barn are being monitored for fever and other symptoms.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2021

There are about 1,700 horses stabled at Del Mar, with most going to the track at least six days a week for at least a gallop or light work.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2020

While Mr Hancock's exploits on the racecourse are less illustrious - he won a charity race in 2012 - he represents the constituency of Newmarket, where the UK's most expensive bloodstock is stabled.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2020

"Never better stabled in my life," said Bree.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis

She said: "I have 12 horses to look after - four of them are elderly and require stabling most nights."

From BBC Nov. 22, 2023

Churchill Downs has suspended him for two years and the New York Racing Association has indefinitely suspended him from stabling and racing at Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 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

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

"Innkeep," a servant's voice called out behind her, "we have horses that want stabling, and my lord of Lannister requires a room and a hot bath."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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