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stationary

[stey-shuh-ner-ee] / ˈsteɪ ʃəˌnɛr i /


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For the third act, which opens with the famous “Ride of the Valkyries,” Gehry designed paper sculpture horses in different poses of motion that, though stationary, activated the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He settled in a spacious room with a stationary bike, TV and a window that had double panes and couldn’t be opened.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The Oceanwide Expeditions cruise ship, which is now stationary near Cape Verde, an island nation off the coast of Senegal, departed Ushuaia, Argentina, in March, according to the Wall Street Journal.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Norman Case, 58, was sitting in stationary traffic on the A12 near Kelvedon, Essex, in October 2024, when a black Mercedes went into the back of his vehicle.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Another solution might be to build a space station, or town, in two parts: one rotating and the other stationary.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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