mainstays
Example Sentences
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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
Kobliner went through three mainstays from her book with MarketWatch to show that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
He is still without some mainstays in defence - Cameron Carter-Vickers and Alistair Johnston.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
By contrast, swine, mainstays of European agriculture, transmit anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, trichinosis, and tuberculosis.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
