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stabilize

[stey-buh-lahyz] / ˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪz /


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“A strong book would help stabilize the 30-year gilt sector,” she says, “But we would not read too much into demand unless the bond performs after pricing.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

A research team in Japan led by Associate Professor Takakazu Mitani of Shinshu University has now identified pterostilbene as a natural dietary compound that can stabilize PPARδ and influence fat metabolism inside muscle cells.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

The brain needs a break from additional cognitive demands so that memories can begin to stabilize and topics covered can be retained.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Local officials said 22,000 cicadas were captured this year, that residents reported less noise and that the situation appeared to stabilize.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

“Your first primer. You must learn control and precision, getting your light to stabilize inside this before you can venture into more advanced territory.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Even if the Iran conflict cools and oil stabilizes, a powerful El Niño could keep pressure on essential prices through the end of 2026 and into 2027.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Under healthy conditions, tau stabilizes microtubules, the filament-like structures that help maintain neuronal shape and function.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

An IPO base is a period that happens within the first 25 days of trading where a stock stabilizes and trades in a narrow range.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Waldorf had spelled out the catch-22 in her journal that morning: “If I need a blood transfusion and it stabilizes my condition, they cannot induce. If my temp continues to spike then they can induce.”

From Salon May 27, 2026

It withstands dry weather and, although it is of little value as a tree and does not of itself build a rich soil, it stabilizes the alluvial lowlands and provides cover for better humus-producing vegetation.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern

“We have stabilized the patient, and now we are in the healing portion.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Until the situation in the Persian Gulf is stabilized, however, those efforts might only help at the margins.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

"This way, the entangled qubit state is stabilized, even beyond the qubits' own 'lifetime', and remains always available as a resource for further quantum processing. This makes the approach conceptually significant."

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

But, since that crash, prices have stabilized, bases have formed and buyers have come back into the market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Every time the ship tilted, he pushed in the opposite direction and the hull stabilized.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

A second economic support is that Japan’s labor market is stabilizing “and potentially starting to strengthen,” he says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

“We wanted to take a really aggressive approach in terms of preserving health…and stabilizing the business,” said finance chief Patraic Reagan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Tai chi strengthens the lower-body and builds postural and core muscles — the body’s deep stabilizing muscles — though it does so gently, over time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The deal is the latest divestiture under Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg, who is focused on stabilizing Boeing’s core jet and military businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

As he was inside stabilizing it, he heard another helicopter approach.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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