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CMS could also issue guidelines setting caps on payments to providers, though legislation might be required to make this stick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
If that is the case, the upside might stick around, and Super Micro might be able to produce “meaningfully better” gross margins and per-share earnings for the next several quarters, the analysts write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
You have a high credit score and a long credit history, so why else would a lender stick you with a $4,000 credit limit?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
For instance, if some bookworms want to stick to the west of downtown, they’ll still be in for quite a trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He knew I would never hit him with a stick.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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
‘She’s sticked fast,’ said ‘Bunny’ Lewknor, who managed the other team.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
His unfortunate lady, who sticked hersel for love wi' a drawn sword, and was afterwards seen as a ghost, dim-beckoning through the shade—a verra poetical thocht surely, and full both of terror and pity….
From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley
When I wus a liddle boy A-wipin' my mammy's dishes, I sticked my finger in my eye An' I shō' seed liddle fishes.
From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Talley, Thomas Washington
Working out, sticking with hobbies, going on trips, setting goals, nurturing your relationships both at home and beyond, etc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Or the UK may opt to keep its precarious geopolitical position by sticking to its existing deals in medicines, metals and cars.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“That requires you to have a real rate of about 3%, so that people keep their money on deposit rather than sticking to real assets,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
And yet, “Obsession” is sticking in those conversations, even generating some light award buzz way ahead of Oscar season.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Screaming inside, I placed my books on the table, the little pink and green flags sticking out from their pages.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
As he approached the Alligator Hole swimming area, his vehicle slid off the road and became stuck on a mound of dirt 60 feet above a gully near Big Chico Creek, witnesses said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
While it is not known for sure if the condition has caused his appearance, many have assumed as such, and the description has stuck.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
It nevertheless stuck to its full-year forecast of net bookings "down by a high single-digit percentage" compared to the previous financial year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The housing market has been stuck in what is now a four-year slump after the rise in mortgage rates in 2022 concluded a pandemic-era buying frenzy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Inside I found a large portion of the lasagna that had been at dinner yesterday, reheated so the cheese stuck in gooey puddles to the foil.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
