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stay

[stey] / steɪ /








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News helicopter pilots will normally stay around 1,200 to 1,500 feet above the ground, Lynn said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Some Tottenham fans missed the goal as they headed for their half-time refreshments but several thousand did not bother to stay until the end.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Helicopter pilots are trained to stay away from those conditions because, in case of trouble like engine failure, the lack of altitude and forward momentum gives the pilot little recourse.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Northern Ireland's world number two made a three on the par-five 18th to stay in contention with a three-under 69 leaving him on 11 under.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

I’d stay here and help Tante Anna with the cooking and Mama would teach me to read and I’d never go into that strange ugly building at all.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

They’ve become unusually popular in a staid sector, though.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

It would be hard to find a more L.A. scene than the one playing out downtown in the normally staid Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Corpse flowers are showstoppers in the staid world of conservatories and botanic gardens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Preparations for the event have been conducted in the utmost secrecy, with top reporters from the usually staid New York Times forced to sleuth through local hotels for hints of the guest list.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

I could escape the stage-managed multilateral meetings and sit-downs with leaders and find new ways to bring a little extra warmth to those otherwise staid visits.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Kang says those lessons have stayed with her throughout her career.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Afraid to enter their own home, Mark and Rita stayed with a friend for another month or so.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“The experience was deeply traumatic, and its impact has stayed with us. Today’s decision is not about the compensation, but about accountability and recognition,” the statement read.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Because inflation stayed higher than officials expected, the inflation-adjusted or “real” policy rate is lower now than when they cut.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

All the time we stayed away from any towns and villages, and kept as far as possible to the valleys and woods where we would be less likely to be seen.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Ross Honeycomb, 39, was staying at the hotel with his family and told the BBC on Saturday how they were woken by fire alarms at about 01:00.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Truist’s bottom line is that the weight of the evidence supports staying aligned with the longer-term market uptrend.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

But away from that I was always forward thinking and I was quick at recognising what was needed to improve our chances of staying up.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Software developers have more staying power than it may seem, in part because most software development isn’t about writing code, the Journal said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Will he tell everyone I’m staying with an old lady I hardly know because my mom has disappeared?

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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