stable
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It has been responsible in recent years for most of the growth that has kept domestic prices fairly low and stable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The UK was hit quite notably on this measure at a time when rates were stable or being cut.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Even with strong and more stable fundamentals, energy is the cheapest group” in the S&P 500 by “a wide margin,” said Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, in a note shared with MarketWatch Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“As pressure builds, crews will again perform targeted leak checks to confirm every section of pipe, both new and existing, is stable and performing as expected,” the utility department said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Creating a stable calendar was a problem for most ancient peoples, because they generally started out with a lunar calendar: the length of a month was the time between successive full moons.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
"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
Authorities also issued a warning for the equestrian stables at El Rodeo Equestrian Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Ukraine is a key source of stables including wheat and sunflower seeds.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
As part of the deal, TSG must pay for the demolition of the stables, grandstand and adjoining structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
“Six hundred rooms, military and servant’s quarters, three gardens, a game park, and stables on either side,’’ said Dorian, staring at his home.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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
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
The Queen has urged world leaders at the COP26 climate summit to "achieve true statesmanship" and create a "safer, stabler future" for the planet.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 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 Lowell, James Russell
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
When I first came into the business, I always looked up to him asked him questions and followed his program because I was stabled next to him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
The pony was usually stabled in Virginia but came frequently to the White House, where it was pictured roaming around the grounds.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2020
"Never better stabled in my life," said Bree.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
Soon after, Churchill Downs announced it was suspending Baffert for two years through spring 2023, prohibiting the seven-time Derby winner from stabling or racing at tracks owned by Churchill Downs Inc.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2021
"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
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
Bast darted outside to see if there were horses that needed stabling.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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