stuck

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Even as other sectors like semiconductors powered ahead, software largely remained stuck in a downtrend, reflecting just how out of favor the group had become.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“Such a failure would not necessarily be bearish but would leave the strategic technical outlook stuck in neutral for the time being,” he wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

But for the most part they stuck to the indelible hits, each as ingeniously structured — and as bitterly romantic — as the last: “Hard to Explain,” “Someday,” “Last Nite,” “New York City Cops.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Many Lebanese feel stuck in a state of permanent crisis.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Thorns stuck in me everywhere, but I bit down on my tongue and watched as guards came to the window I’d fallen out of.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff