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[stey-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /


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Those connections suggest that DNA-P is more closely associated with living soil microorganisms than with long lasting, stable phosphorus reserves.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

The result, he says, is a universal playbook: get a good degree, find a stable job, marry and buy a home.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

"We need trust in the relationships between the Gulf states, the Arab states, and Iran. We need stable regional architecture," Lavrov told leaders at the UN General Assembly.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Still, while European Union officials say gas supplies to the region remain stable, storage levels are only about 70% full, leaving the market highly sensitive to potential disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Four men in uniforms of the Governor’s guard filed in through the stable door.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

At the time, the Hollywood mogul and actress unveiled ambitious plans to dramatically overhaul the estate with a 27,000-square-foot, five-story riding facility featuring a domed roof and underground horse stables.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Over the years, he added horse stables and a lavish guesthouse.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

By late October, a large share of New York City’s 38,000 horses were confined to their stables, leading the New York Herald to declare, “Manhattan Island Turned Into a Vast Horse Hospital.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Typical livery costs, which are fees for the boarding and care of horses in stables, can be about £800 a month, according to the charity Horse Trust.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

Circling the hill were tumbledown stables and something resembling a demolished chicken roost.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

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

One day, he predicted, Brazil would be one of the "stablest nations of Latin America."

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

Zazou is reportedly one of two of Mr Kadyrov's horses that are still stabled in the Czech Republic.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2023

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

Horses, mules, and donkeys were stabled in the western walls, elephants in the eastern.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

It was a "perfect place" for them because it had a paddock and stabling for their horses, but they soon realised the bulldozers were heading their way.

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

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

Danzing Candy won't have any accommodation problems, as stabling at Churchill Downs is free, although the hay, carrots and mints are extra.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2016

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

‘Beds for four, and stabling for five ponies, if that can be managed. Are you Mr. Butterbur?’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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