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[stik] / stɪk /








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Two Arizona women dressed in red tutus and holiday leggings on Deck 15 brought a photo of Hallmark heartthrob Tyler Hynes on a stick for fellow cruisers to pose with outside their door.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Asked if the result would save Carrick's job, Tielemans replied: "That's a different question. The only thing we can do is stick behind him, fight for him and fight for the club."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lara told his players afterward: “If you stick together, no one can beat you.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Whipkey said store management told workers to stick to the price on the register, though the manager sometimes reduced the charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Hannah holds a Twizzlers candy stick up to my face.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

At the other end of the ice, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made four saves and sticked away the puck from a danger area with the Canadiens buzzing.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2021

Coyotes winger Jordan Szwarz high sticked Schmidt to give Washington its next go-round on the power play.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2013

"Wasn't it a real rebel, heathen man," cried Prudy, "to put the trap where Pincher sticked his foot in it?"

From Captain Horace by Sophie May

Her kerchief on a pole sticked she, Askance, that he should it well y-see, And should remember that she was behind, And turn again, and on the strand her find.

From Chaucer by Sir Adolphus William Ward

‘There’s a middlin’ big log sticked in the dirt at Rabbit Shaw, and’—he flicked his whip back along the line—’so they’ve sent for us all.’

From Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling

The other big sticking point is finding new sources of cash to fund conservation efforts around the globe -- a hot-button issue with public budgets under strain.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Still, Ramelius is sticking to its FY27 guidance of A$2,150-A$2,350/oz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Matthew Stafford does not typically stray much from comments about sticking with his process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

RCN England's executive director Patricia Marquis said the extra money was welcome in the short term but would ultimately provide "just another sticking plaster on a system that is at breaking point".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Jeff sitting facing away from us, his legs sticking out between the second and third rows.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

After studying L.A. politics for more than three decades, Hogen-Esch said the city feels stuck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Geothermal energy as a percentage of U.S. utility-scale electricity generation has been stuck around 0.4% for several years, whereas production from other renewables such as solar and wind has grown.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The MP said he was checking a navigation app while stuck in traffic.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Talks in the main diplomatic channel, mediated by Qatar, are stuck on whether the U.S. or Iran should be the first to make concessions to move talks along, the mediators said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In Duane’s case, he was stuck between a blizzard and a dragon monster.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el


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