mainstay
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Meanwhile, the casualties of war include mainstay growth stock funds.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
A versatile playmaker, Kamada has been a mainstay in Oliver Glasner's side since his arrival in London, having also played under the Austrian at Eintracht Frankfurt.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
They weren’t always the flashiest businesses, but they built the Baltimore company into a grocery store mainstay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"I see him being a big success for England and being a mainstay for years."
From BBC • Mar. 30, 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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