sticky

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Under Cook, Apple’s valuation skyrocketed from $350 billion to $4 trillion, driven by what my colleague Angela Palumbo refers to as one of the “most sticky ecosystems in tech.”

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Often, midsize banks are more exposed to the downside of rising rates, because their deposits can be less sticky than big banks’.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Elsewhere she defined the term as “this mixture of geniality and sentiment stuck together with a sticky slime of calf’s-foot jelly.”

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

We've come out the sticky period and we've got it all to play for.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

For here was Simon Harley-Dickinson gently helping her to her feet, and the Incorrigibles, their faces grubby and hands sticky from candy, clambering out of the town coach and crowding anxiously around her.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood