stick at
Example Sentences
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Based on the CPI numbers, many economists expected February’s core PCE inflation to stick at 3% or 3.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
That evidence included DNA recovered from a stick at the scene which was 3.8 billion times more likely to have come from Singh than a random member of the public.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025
If Betts can stick at shortstop, it would free Tommy Edman to play more center field.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
Sargent argued his clients did not spit, yell or throw a stick at anyone.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023
The Death Danda, as if it were matching her mood, hopped and danced, then turned from a purple compact into an imposing stick at the blink of an eye.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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