steady
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But the real repair job—stabilizing the tech names that actually cratered—depends, at least in part, on sentiment holding steady in the U.S. and Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
If those measures remain contained, the Fed can hold rates steady and allow the initial price increase to pass through the data.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Overall the fashion and leather goods division, which includes Gucci as well as Balenciaga, Brioni and McQueen, saw steady sales on a comparable basis.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
All told, the consensus estimates envision Oracle’s operating margins holding steady at about 31% each year through fiscal 2029 and improving to 33% in fiscal 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
After Joey successfully completes her mission, her courage grows steady legs, especially now that she isn’t confined to bed for months at a time.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
In the foreground, the midwife, known from Byzantine tradition as Salome, meets Joseph’s eyes as she steadies the water he pours into the baby’s bathtub.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
It steadies what has become a rocky relationship between the world's two biggest economies and it assures global markets.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Using a tenaculum, a scissor-like surgical tool, the physician steadies the cervix.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
The Beavers fell five spots last week after their 27-24 loss at Arizona, but winning in Boulder steadies them this week.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
When Uhmma’s shoulders cannot shake anymore, when her throat finally opens and her breathing steadies, I touch her shoulder and say, Uhmma.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
If one of your jobs offers steadier hours than the others, consider making it your financial foundation — and treating your remaining work as supplemental income.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
What changed is the economy, and in particular, the labor market—the source of last year’s worries—which now look fundamentally steadier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sugar levels increased quickly in the warmer fruit before declining, while mangoes stored at 12°C showed a slower and steadier rise.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026
Compounding the shift have been signs of a steadier labor market and a rethink of the artificial-intelligence boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
He touched the match to a candle, and the light grew steadier.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
Among lower-yielding currencies, the team sees CNY as the steadiest, KRW as the highest-beta currency, and SGD as a funder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The remittance tax could squeeze Indian household budgets, dampen consumption and investment, and undermine one of India's steadiest sources of foreign exchange, warns a brief by the Delhi-based Centre for WTO Studies.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
It might be the team’s steadiest position group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
“I can tell you the house is the coolest it’s ever been and the heating is the steadiest we’ve ever had since we’ve been living here. We are very happy,” Roberts said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
The steadiest thing in Kelley’s life was their pets, and he decided early on he wanted to be a veterinarian.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
U.S. stock futures steadied in early European trade as Brent crude oil fell back below $100 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Yamamoto’s consistency has steadied the Dodgers’ rotation, while it’s had to navigate injuries to veteran starters Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and most recently Shohei Ohtani.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
However, no such slump arrived: Hiring steadied, unemployment barely moved, and the weakness officials feared faded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Captain Gaby Lewis fell cheaply in reply, but Amy Hunter steadied the chase with a stand of 62 with Prendergast.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
I knowed I’d best get ahold of something till the floor steadied itself, else I’d pitch into the dirt.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
U.S. natural gas futures were lower but steadying after yesterday’s retreat on profit-taking, with the market seeing support in warmer weather moving deeper into June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
In a speech aimed at steadying his tottering premiership on Monday, Sir Keir said "incremental change won't cut it" as he promised to "face up to the big challenges" the country faced.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
But the latest earnings from the information-services company look to be steadying investors’ nerves.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
She followed the boy, steadying him, when he needed it, with her hand and her reassuring voice.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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