sticks

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If the Tillis-Alsobrooks compromise sticks, it would solve a major problem keeping the bill from proceeding and could trigger the Senate Banking Committee to vote on the bill as soon as this month.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

After the trophy presentation, the network hopes much of its audience sticks around for Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoff series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

I also had a few cloves of garlic, sticks of butter and fresh lemons.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Wooden spears and throwing sticks found in Schoningen, Germany, date from some 300,000 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Then she sticks that spider in the cell with the egg and shuts it up tight.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck