keel
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Rather than floating in the ocean, they extend downward into Earth's mantle like the keel of a ship.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
After a period of uncertainty, this superbly run club now look back on an even keel and ready to move forward once more - both in Europe and domestically.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
He points out that energy stocks have “virtually retraced their wartime gains,” and adds that “even the bond market is back on an even keel after yesterday’s rally.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
McIlroy, playing in his 18th Masters, said he leaned heavily on his experience to maintain an even keel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
The Wart was on an even keel now, and reasonably able to move about He had leisure to look at the extraordinary universe into which the tattoed gentleman's trident had plunged him.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing keel
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