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[stay-dee-uhm] / ˈsteɪ di əm /


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Unknown to the public just four years ago, the 63-year-old recently emerged as a powerful public entrepreneur, drawing stadium crowds as he presented cutting-edge components essential to the development of AI tools like ChatGPT.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

This guy—it’s like they found him behind the stadium, eating grilled sausage at a tailgate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

On Thursday night, the pope plans to address thousands of young people at Lima’s main soccer stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

His decision to drop out is hardly one that tortures him; this past April, he returned to the Texas Tech campus to play the university’s football stadium with George Strait and Miranda Lambert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

It was an extraordinary compound including a gym, large stadium, outdoor fields for soccer and volleyball, tennis courts, a giant auditorium, and a library.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

The stadium has been undergoing renovation works for more than a decade, with it planned to be among the 11 Spanish stadia used to co-host the 2030 World Cup alongside Portugal and Morocco.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

But due to much of this World Cup using existing stadia, hotels, training complexes and travel infrastructure, "there won't be any economic benefits from development".

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Clubs embarking on massive stadia rebuilds are reacting also to changing habits among fans, according to Gutierrez.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

One of the UK's newest sports stadia is Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

From the difference in the apparent position of the North Star in Egypt and Greece, Aristotle even quoted an estimate that the distance around the earth was 400,000 stadia.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

During Metallica’s recent jaunts through sold-out stadiums, lead singer James Hetfield sometimes shouts out the crowd members who brought their kids—or even their grandkids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The Games, she said, "don't just take place in the stadiums, they also happen in our neighbourhoods".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Shopping centers, chain restaurants, stadiums, and commercial developments lie to the north of the cities, along Interstate Highway 2, reflecting the transition from the once primarily agricultural community to a growing metropolitan hub.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Larger stadiums offer room for growth but can feel empty, while smaller venues often generate atmosphere at the expense of capacity and facilities.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Weird,” I say, stepping over an abandoned shoe, “because I didn’t think there were any giant bridges with sports stadiums in the background during the Holocaust.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle


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