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stead

[sted] / stɛd /


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That missed analysts’ expectations of a 37% rise, according to a Visible Alpha poll, though it kept the company in good stead to reach management’s goal of at least 20% growth this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

That could stand them in good stead for the more familiar conditions that will be present at Euro 2028.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Instead, President Trump appeared in his stead, where he said the senator had been “like a member of the family.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Some of them were dead, and their families answered the questionnaires about past glyphosate exposure in their stead.

From Slate Mar. 5, 2026

When he tired, Cley Cerwyn danced with the child in his stead.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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