stead
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It suggests, if I may be so bold, an upbeat and calm frame of mind that will stand you in good stead during this process.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
When the nefarious Pilkington Industries repossesses Manor Farm after a failure to make payments, the animals inhabiting the stead are nearly trucked off to their demise.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Another man shouted on the phone, exhorting a family member to leave and that he would go in and take his stead.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Some of them were dead, and their families answered the questionnaires about past glyphosate exposure in their stead.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Here years of travel probably stood me in good stead, although in my normal life I usually enter new situations in some respected, even attention-getting role like “guest lecturer” or “workshop leader.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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