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mainstay

[mayn-stay] / ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ /


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Since that 4-0 win against Lithuania at Wembley in March 2015, he has been England's mainstay.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Yet, with the making of her latest studio album “Estrus,” Torekov officially solidified itself as a mainstay in the singer’s artistic process.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Stowing cash in a high-yield account became a mainstay of financial advice on TikTok.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Once a mainstay of the American Dream, the conventional ladder of studying hard, going to a top college and landing a good job seems further out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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

Warner and Paramount were mainstays of Hollywood’s golden era, but streaming brought tough competition from technology companies such as Netflix and Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

When I reported on the business of Starbucks last year, analysts pointed to a major shift happening in the drinks market: concept-forward beverages are outperforming other traditional mainstays in the landscape.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Curry and Daly have both been hit by long injury lay-offs over the past year, while Roebuck and Lawrence have fallen out of favour after previously being mainstays of the side.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The film is directed by Jon Erwin, one of the in-house Angel Studios mainstays, who also helmed “Jesus Revolution,” “I Still Believe” and “I Can Only Imagine.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Her in-laws were mainstays of the town’s Negro elite.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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