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mainstay

[meyn-stey] / ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ /


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Now 25, Katz says, her daughter is watching the 21-year-old ABC network mainstay “as if it’s new all over again.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The mainstay automotive segment booked an operating margin of 2.3%, down from 5.4% a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Agriculture and farming are a mainstay of North Dakota’s economy.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

The Smithsonian Institution, founded nearly two centuries ago, is a Washington mainstay whose 21 museums are largely dedicated to US history and culture, as well as art.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Millions of acres of forests were sprayed instead of thou sands as before, in an effort to save the balsams, which are the mainstay of the pulp and paper industry.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

The two winners will sit in New York’s Celebrity Row, a section that typically features mainstays like Ben Stiller, Fat Joe and Timothee Chalamet.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

Blindsides are mainstays in films like this, just as in life, and tend to be followed by emotional fractures or wobbles of faith.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

By contrast, swine, mainstays of European agriculture, transmit anthrax, brucellosis, leptospirosis, trichinosis, and tuberculosis.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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