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Watkins may choose to stay at USC another season, which would give the Sparks a second chance at her in the lottery if they aren’t back on their feet yet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
"Move immediately to a cool place, such as a designated cooling centre or a shaded area, and stay hydrated while resting," it advised.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Sam told his doctor that, while he loved kids and had a happy childhood himself, he wanted to stay focused on his job as a sound designer for video games.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
People could live there or stay for as short as a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
I try to stay focused; I really do.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Preparations for the event have been conducted in the utmost secrecy, with top reporters from the usually staid New York Times forced to sleuth through local hotels for hints of the guest list.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
Eschewing staid quarterly earnings presentations, he used to deliver zany slideshows that proclaimed the information revolution would bring “happiness for everyone.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
RON enters on a staircase, his side parting now super-aggressive, his robes just a little bit too short, his clothes now spectacularly staid.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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Police said Ross, known to her family as Lisa, arrived in Greece on 26 June and stayed in the Piraeus area until 10 July, when she left for an unknown destination in Attica.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Businesses told researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that they would have put 5% more toward wages last year if healthcare costs had stayed flat.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Rescuers and military helicopters had been scouring the area, and teams had stayed at the base camp overnight, according to the regional government.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Crude prices have stayed within historical ranges throughout the crisis because of China’s swift drop in oil purchases and demand destruction in some countries, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If the store stayed closed until Ba came home, we’d fall further into the hole.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The National Weather Service recommends limiting outdoor activity to the early hours of the day and staying in air-conditioned spaces during the afternoon and evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
But, crucially, Hobbs clung on - England staying as a quartet for three punishing laps after Australia had dropped to a trio.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
“You could imagine a certain level of tariffs staying in place designed to serve a particular agenda,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Thousands of displaced residents are now staying in evacuation centres - though the challenge is to keep them cool and hydrated as the region battles sweltering heat.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Though he understood, now, why Nine cared so much about Clare staying.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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