mainstay
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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
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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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