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stable

[stey-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /


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The former salesman needs to find three additional votes to secure a stable majority in the state parliament and form a government.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

If it gets hotter outside and more humid outside, which keeps the sweat from drying off our body, our body has to work harder to maintain that stable temperature, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Three people remain hospitalized, two in critical condition and one stable, following Sunday's accident, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said at a press conference.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Ben Collins: Kevin Stefanski was twice named coach of the year at Cleveland and now has a more stable team at his disposal in Atlanta, led by dual-threat running back Bijan Robinson.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

“I’m whatever is needed. Ranch boss, stable boy, teacher.”

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Included were proposals to create an enclosure for the animals, stables, three shepherd huts, parking for tractors and a pond.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

He bought the West 37th Street stables in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The horses get five weeks of furlough every year, 24/7 attention at the stables, regular veterinary care and a day off whenever temperatures exceed 90 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

"I just love him so much. It's amazing seeing a horse in London; you don't see them unless you go to the stables."

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

It may be found curled in the straw of stables or else sheltering in the midst of the herd it protects.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

This new object is another with a very elliptical orbit, but it is stabler than 2017 OF201, which suggests that no large planet, including a hypothetical planet nine, is significantly affecting its path.

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

“Whether it is stabler than we thought, or we just haven’t hit the air pocket yet, I don’t know,” he said.

From New York Times Mar. 16, 2023

For crypto hedge funds, which tend to trade on swings in price, stabler values also offer diminishing chances to profit.

From Reuters Sep. 6, 2022

Plus, the bond was thousands of times stabler than that of the next-strongest naturally occurring molecular suitor.

From Scientific American Dec. 28, 2021

But the thought flits through my mind, There have got to be stabler things than love.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

Russell and Hawn famously have one of the stablest relationships in Hollywood, so you have to wonder how they looked at this script and thought, “Yup, that seems normal – sign us up!”

From The Guardian Apr. 13, 2018

It hasn't been the stablest year for MakerBot.

From The Verge Jul. 24, 2015

The prior studies simply targeted and featured the stablest, most educated gay couples.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2012

In the fickle high-risk arena of television, where admiration swiftly changes to boredom or dislike, Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," has been the stablest on-screen presence of them all.

From Time Magazine Archive

Earth's stablest things are shadows,   And, in the life to come.

From The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell by James Russell Lowell

At the time of the epidemic, more than 80% of the country’s 8.4 million horses were stabled on farms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Afterward, EO is relocated to a farm, where he’s stabled alongside a white stallion whose privileged status doesn’t protect it from human desires and designs.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 2023

An unnamed filly trained by Jorge Abreu and stabled in Barn 86 was sent to an equine hospital track after coming down with a fever.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2021

Strict Covid-19 protocols are in place, and Irish-trained runners have been stabled at Haydock Racecourse.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2021

He watered the horses and stabled them and pitched hay into the manger.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Churchill Downs has suspended him for two years and the New York Racing Association has indefinitely suspended him from stabling and racing at Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct.

From Seattle Times Jul. 4, 2021

Oh, Laurel, owned by TSG, will get about $173 million in improvements to include a new clubhouse, stabling areas and a synthetic track.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2019

"The likelihood is that, because of its location, most of the early landlords were connected with horses, carriages and stabling," writes Dailey.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2017

Millfield's resources are truly staggering: an equestrian centre, stabling for 50 horses, a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool, Tartan athletics track, playing fields, a putting green, an indoor tennis centre and a fencing salle.

From The Guardian Aug. 7, 2012

"Innkeep," a servant's voice called out behind her, "we have horses that want stabling, and my lord of Lannister requires a room and a hot bath."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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