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stable

[stay-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /


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The difficulty is that surfaces are rarely as clean and stable as quantum experiments require.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

In a race that is largely deadlocked between two stable blocs of pro-government and anti-government supporters, getting new voters to the polling stations could make all the difference.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

A lack of stable electricity in the grid has already seen the temporary suspension of Kyiv's Metro system and there are fears that water supplies could also be hit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The company has lost as much market value in a year as Walt Disney’s entire market capitalization all while earnings expectations for this year have been stable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He wanted to spend this morning in the library, not in the stable.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

"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

And the tradesmen went round the back way by the old stables and the garage.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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

But a stabler exchange rate, lower inflation and more robust growth have not yet helped those struggling to make ends meet.

From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023

“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

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

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

Somehow, Finn got home, stabled and watered the mare, patted the goat, stumbled into the house.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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

The company was attracted to the projects, not only by the original features of the Victorian buildings, but also by the land available at the back, which was formerly used for kennels or stabling.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2014

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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