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stable

[stay-buhl] / ˈsteɪ bəl /


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Nevertheless, average intake was generally stable or improved slightly among both sexes between 2009 and 2019.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

And the credit quality of those borrowers remained stable, as money put aside for losses on loans were about the same as last year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

What the IMF says matters – it aims to keep the global economy stable and its twice-yearly forecasts are one of the most authoritative looks at what is really going on around the world.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

As job losses pile up, the typical milestones of adulthood—financial independence, a stable career, marriage, parenthood—are feeling out of reach for much of Gen Z.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!” called Somkit, dropping the staff and running for the stable door.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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

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

"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

The servants—free and enslaved—lived in outbuildings, including space over the adjacent stables, where Washington’s carriages and horses were kept.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

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

But it so happened that Fate, whose delight it is to imperil even the stablest reputations, sent his way a South-country Brother with a gift in prayer truly appalling.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes

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 ordinance defines these operations as any facility that includes animals stabled or confined for 45 days or more in a 12-month period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

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

Horses, mules, and donkeys were stabled in the western walls, elephants in the eastern.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

She said: "I have 12 horses to look after - four of them are elderly and require stabling most nights."

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2023

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

Oh, Laurel, owned by TSG, will get about $173 million in improvements to include a new clubhouse, stabling areas and a synthetic track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2019

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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