mainstay
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Romero joined Tottenham from Atalanta in 2021 and became a mainstay in their defence, making 156 appearances.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Lionsgate’s recent “Michael” biopic helped push profit at Sony’s music unit to a new quarterly record as fans revisited the music of Michael Jackson, a mainstay of Sony’s catalog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But on Sunday, every order at the San Fernando Valley mainstay was served with a side of heartbreak as the restaurant marked its final day of business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Greenfield Book Store, a mainstay of the city's independent bookshop scene since it opened in 1976, said it would close down when its rental contract ends.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Owners no longer had the economic clout of being a mainstay of the economy.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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When I reported on the business of Starbucks last year, analysts pointed to a major shift happening in the drinks market: concept-forward drinks are outperforming other traditional mainstays in the landscape.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
But it’s causing a stir in Hollywood because we’re losing some mainstays of the show, and that’s writing for a variety series, but also taking a big hit is the limited series or movie categories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The two winners will sit in New York’s Celebrity Row, a section that typically features mainstays like Ben Stiller, Fat Joe and Timothee Chalamet.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
The four mainstays of England's fast bowling over a number of years have 1,619 Test wickets between them.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
And one of the mainstays of Franklin’s printing business was the publication of Indian treaties, viewed then as critical state documents.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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