stasis
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“If there was a credible plan that would cause this to be either slowed down or, you know, even held in stasis for a period of time, I would likely support that,” Gates said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Night Nurse” is more about the microcosm of this sleepy retirement community — where money and power still have influence, despite their stasis — than it is the outcome of Eleni and Douglas’ affair.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Words become a texture of stasis, as when “winding” and “whirring” are repeated multiple times to describe Thorn Rose’s climb to the turret where she finds the fatal spindle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
But Taylor’s stasis is interrupted by the news that he may be granted early parole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Scuffles echo from behind me like an animal scurrying between the pods and stasis barrels.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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