stale
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My creative output felt hindered, my concert calendar stale.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
In dollar terms, there’s a total of $347 billion worth of stale inventory on the market nationwide—up 4.3% annually.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Granola that’s either stale — thin-sliced cardstock masquerading as crunch — or so aggressively hard it feels like a dare to your dental work.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
An editor who shall remain nameless told me today that no one seemed to care about the latest consumer price index print—that it was stale data in the wake of rising oil prices.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
The place smelled like stale cigarettes and coffee and frying eggs.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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