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[stey] / steɪ /








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“I feel good now. So I’m pretty confident that I’ll be able to stay healthy, and should be good to go tomorrow as well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

These are the kinds of retorts I hear when there are questions on whether the prime minister can really stay.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Still, French president Emmanuel Macron hopes to persuade the impatient American president to stay for a dinner at Versailles on Wednesday evening, playing to the 79-year-old's fascination with monarchy and ornate trappings of luxury.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

How do you stay dedicated to music after all this time?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Mutti tried to make him stay on his mattress up in the attic, but he was forever going missing.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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