stable
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Machchhar, and Indian national, was taken to a nearby hospital before being airlifted to Abu Dhabi, where he is reported to be in a stable condition.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Under normal conditions, γ-Fe is stable only at high temperatures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Two of them — Devries and the pilot — were pronounced dead, and two were rescued and taken to mainland hospitals, where they were stable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Once the business was stable, the brothers focused on growing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
I am surprised that your trading VaR stayed stable in the quarter given this level of loss, and given that I would suspect that these were trading assets.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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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
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
If anything, they’re underworked, said Cornelius “Neil” Byrne, who has worked in the industry for 60 years and owns the stables on West 37th Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Then, with the pretext that the animals were losing their fertility, he transferred his barns and stables.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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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
They’re bringing with them clearer waters, stabler shores, and animals and other organisms that used to thrive there.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
Plus, the bond was thousands of times stabler than that of the next-strongest naturally occurring molecular suitor.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 28, 2021
Speaking in a video message, she called on them to 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
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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
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It must be remembered, too, that the stablest colleges have been proceeding with these changes many more years than the period shown in the table.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Alice Freeman Palmer
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
“People have forgotten what horses are like, what they are capable of,” said Hansen, who drives three horses stabled in Manhattan.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The majority of those stabled were showing stress-induced behaviours and a bay mare called Maia - who was reluctant to move - was found to be suffering from untreated laminitis, an inflammation of the hoof.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2022
After we got the horses stabled and bid the Dee-troit lawmen a good night, me and the cap’n walked toward where the sheriff said we could eat cheap.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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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
"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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