stable

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"As of this morning, Bonnie remains seriously ill but stable in hospital in Faro, however, her doctors are still positive that she will make a full recovery," Tyler's spokesman told the BBC.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

This was the kind of stable living she came to America for, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

It’s also kept the U.S. economy out of recession, and is partly responsible for keeping the job market relatively stable.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Oil prices have been relatively stable in recent weeks, though still sharply elevated, as the Persian Gulf cease-fire has largely held despite scattered missile and drone attacks.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

Creating a stable calendar was a problem for most ancient peoples, because they generally started out with a lunar calendar: the length of a month was the time between successive full moons.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife