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stable

[stey-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /


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Four of the injured were taken to hospital in a stable condition, while a fifth chose not to, the fire department said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The Gironde local authority said early Monday that the fire had remained "broadly stable" overnight.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Peru’s 1990s shift toward market economics and its stable currency have generated gains for millions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Manuel Orozco, an analyst at the Washington-based think tank Inter-American Dialogue, said another reason is the perception that Nicaragua, despite widespread political repression and poverty, is relatively stable.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

While Somkit paced, Pong looked around the stable.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

Typical livery costs, which are fees for the boarding and care of horses in stables, can be about £800 a month, according to the charity Horse Trust.

From BBC Jul. 3, 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

According to Wylan’s plans, the stables were adjacent to the gatehouse courtyard, so they would have to backtrack through the holding area.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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 Palmer, Alice Freeman

Reincarnate, trained by Yakteen, will be the only horse regularly stabled in Southern California to run in the Derby.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2023

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

The pony was usually stabled in Virginia but came frequently to the White House, where it was pictured roaming around the grounds.

From BBC Nov. 9, 2020

Somehow, Finn got home, stabled and watered the mare, patted the goat, stumbled into the house.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

It has offered to fund off-season stabling at Pleasanton and to write races that better fit the makeup of Northern California horses.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2024

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 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

‘Beds for four, and stabling for five ponies, if that can be managed. Are you Mr. Butterbur?’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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