staying put
Example Sentences
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In any event, relocating an entertainment behemoth out of California, to some entertainment hinterland like those states, would be more complicated and certainly costly than staying put.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Chris Salviati is staying put in his rental in San Francisco, the most expensive housing market in the country, with the median cost of rental listings topping $3,700.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Still, he acknowledged, if the stock market underperforms the yield on a money-market fund, investors would have been better off staying put.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of residents are staying put for now, but for Zaporizhzhia's population Russia's offensive remains a constant threat after almost four and a half years of war.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Maybe he should spend the winter staying put in the Very, Very Far North.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
