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[stay] / steɪ /








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He said that adding exposure to lower-risk stocks outside the U.S. can make it “easier for investors to stay invested when markets are turbulent.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Brand previously told jurors that Great Ormond Street Hospital didn't let him stay with his son due to "material that had been published in the public eye".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“What we’re seeing is a market adjustment in liberal-arts colleges to stay viable in challenging financial times,” said Nat Smitobol, an admissions counselor at IvyWise, a college admissions consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

They follow relatively circular paths around the Sun and stay close to the plane in which most of the solar system's planets orbit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Now instead of wanting the day to end, I prayed that we would stay where we were until dark.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Compared with the staid look of the BBC’s seminal 1995 version of “Pride & Prejudice,” Knightley’s Elizabeth comes off as modernly undone, like your best-looking friend who’s also into thrifting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They’ve become unusually popular in a staid sector, though.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

It would be hard to find a more L.A. scene than the one playing out downtown in the normally staid Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

And under Xi, Zhu's style of open, frank talk by officials has been replaced by a much more staid, closed-off approach.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

He wore impeccable three-piece Brooks Brothers suits, Bostonian loafers, and staid horn-rimmed glasses, and he knew the law.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

A measure of inflation stayed near a four-year high, reflecting higher costs companies are incurring to obtain energy and other supplies.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Coleman Jr stayed on the turf, before eventually being helped from the field by two team members, who carried him so he did not have to put weight on his injured leg.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Records show that Atavis was purchased by a doctor in Baltimore County, Maryland, at age 23 and stayed with the family after slavery ended and was buried in the family cemetery in 1874.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

She and her son ducked down onto the floor of their car, where they stayed until police responded, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Why shouldn’t you have a guest for lunch? The lady and the little girl could have stayed, too.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Unlike some climbers, Krakauer can wax poetic while staying honest about the stakes.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Not only do we carry the horrors of the universe in our pockets, we spend most of our waking hours gazing into that abyss in the name of staying informed.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

But there’s a twist in her saga that even King didn’t foresee—Carrie has shown real staying power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Olena, who now lives in Kyiv, said her grandmother and wider family in Oleshky were also staying behind.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But on the other hand, staying home will give me time alone with him, to tell him what I need to tell him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam


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