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stale

[steyl] / steɪl /




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Things are looking a little stale this year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

When a local bakery near the square opens up, the owner distributes stale bread among the crowd.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Being the office go-to for questions about emerging technology, just because of your age, gets stale fast.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Scenario discussion at the press conference: Minutes are published with a delay, so they can be perceived as stale.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

She eked out the words as if squeezing dregs from a squashed tube of stale toothpaste.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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