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stable

[stay-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /


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Perhaps the most surprising finding is that the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune may be far less stable than Earth's.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Bank Indonesia’s interest-rate decision will also be in focus as policymakers balance support for growth with pressure to keep the rupiah stable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Its seizure amid insolvency concerns has therefore thrown the usually stable country into turmoil, with tens of thousands of people locked out of their bank accounts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Superheating occurs when magma reaches temperatures above those at which its crystals would normally remain stable.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

The smell of hay thickened in the air as Koffi neared the temple's stable.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Spending time with Juni and a cast of new friends at the stables was physically and emotionally therapeutic for Hanawalt, particularly as new issues began to sneak up on her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

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

Law showed that the only plausible explanation of repeated outbreaks in crowded stables was a “specific virulent element” passed from one horse to another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 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

A novice in the back of the mob, Akbar, who slept in the same stables as me, removed his sandals and threw them at my head.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Again and again we have seen QBs miserable in one location move on to thrive with a stabler team and coaching staff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

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

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

Though the budget will be $30 million in the red this year, the sol is one of the stablest currencies in 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

The documents included appraisals from properties in various states, and a list of horses and the ranches where they were stabled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

The horses are stabled in Hyde Park Barracks, in Knightsbridge - an upmarket area of central London.

From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024

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

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

It has offered to fund off-season stabling at Pleasanton and to write races that better fit the makeup of Northern California horses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

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

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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