stable
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Diamond is highly biocompatible, chemically stable, and non-toxic, making it attractive for both medical and energy-related technologies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I am in no doubt their quick actions gave the young girl a fighting chance at survival," Stevenson said, adding that she is now in a stable condition in hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
These would include perp contracts for the USD and euro, adding for Kalshi’s stable of available perp contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Congress should provide stable multiyear funding at economically meaningful production rates and ensure the availability of excess manufacturing capacity for surge requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Only I struggled while we were in that tunnel. I guess the fire wasn’t that stable, ’cause it didn’t take much for me to knock one of the monsters off balance, and they dropped me.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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The three stables that house the carriage horses sit on prime real estate in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
A vacant lot between the stables on West 37th and 38th streets recently sold for $94 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 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
Authorities also issued a warning for the equestrian stables at El Rodeo Equestrian Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
I moved in the direction of the stables, but someone stopped me.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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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
Plus, the bond was thousands of times stabler than that of the next-strongest naturally occurring molecular suitor.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 28, 2021
In a video message to the summit in Glasgow, the Queen urged world leaders to create a "safer, stabler future" for the planet.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2021
“But the mechanism allows Earth to maintain a stabler and more benign environment overall.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2018
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
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
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
It’s far enough that I take a mount, a pale gray horse stabled beside a toad.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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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 concern was that even though there were plenty of horses, trainers and owners weren’t running them and instead using Santa Anita as a free training and stabling facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2017
"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
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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