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Homeowners stay put, enjoying ever-rising property values, while renters are forced to leave the city and start over elsewhere with no equity built up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Now happily re-established at the Castro, the festival intends to stay put, much to the satisfaction of its devotees, who always celebrated the location’s urban centrality and proximity to numerous transit lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“It doesn’t mean that I’m going to stay put for the rest of the year,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Nidal Ahmad Chokr initially intended to stay put but finally decided on Tuesday to leave his village of Jibchit, as the air strikes intensified.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

A judge was going to determine whether the boy had to go to a reformatory home or could stay put, with relatives who didn’t particularly want him.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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