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staid

[steyd] / steɪd /


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But he’ll return, as a ghost, to criticize his son, who, admittedly, has grown staid and stale in his life, his marriage and his work, whatever that’s been.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Commodity price hikes do the same, only more rapidly, while stock market rallies offer higher-yielding alternatives to their staid relations in the fixed-income market.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.

From Salon May 16, 2026

His posts since then, however - particularly since arriving in Omaha - have been much more staid, as has his outlook, Rosmarin said.

From BBC May 13, 2026

There she sat, staid and taciturn-looking, as usual, in her brown stuff gown, her check apron, white handkerchief, and cap.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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