mainstay
Example Sentences
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Many of the ads this year will feature mainstay industries like beer and automobiles, while there’s also an increased presence for AI companies and weight-loss drugs.
From MarketWatch
Industrial mainstay Caterpillar’s run-up is now fueled by data centers’ power demands, while IBM is increasingly focused on AI.
Artificial intelligence may still be in its infancy, but this mainstay of the stock market rally now has investors worried it will be its downfall.
From Barron's
Hip-hop, and its predecessor, rap, had become cultural mainstays.
Infrastructure such as road, port and railway projects has been a mainstay focus of the Narendra Modi government for the past decade, and this budget continues to expand allocations to these sectors.
From BBC
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