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stabilize

[stay-buh-lahyz] / ˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪz /


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The 19th-century statesmen gathered at Vienna to stabilize Europe in the aftermath of Napoleon’s ravaging.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ever since John Maynard Keynes’s 1936 classic, “The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money,” which essentially established macroeconomics, economists have debated how governments should stabilize an economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

They proposed that several factors could help stabilize the structure, including small amounts of carbon and other elements, the rapid cooling of molten material created during an impact, and protection from the surrounding glassy matrix.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

PG&E spokeswoman Lynsey Paulo said similarly that the utility is concerned the law will discourage the investments needed to accommodate rising electricity demand and stabilize rates and affordability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Anxious to stabilize the spent fuel pools, operators ran four more helicopter flights on the evening of March 17, but radiation levels above the reactors were still too high.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Even if the Iran conflict cools and oil stabilizes, a powerful El Niño could keep pressure on essential prices through the end of 2026 and into 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Under healthy conditions, tau stabilizes microtubules, the filament-like structures that help maintain neuronal shape and function.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

As global marine shipping stabilizes, the positive situation is expected to weaken later in the year, Evonik said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Feedback from clients remains that the hawkish surprise from Fed was not on the markets’ bingo card and until it stabilizes, miners could remain in the penalty box,” Morgan Stanley said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Dry-gardening carrots requires patiently waiting until the weather stabilizes before tilling and sowing.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Steve Solomon

SpaceX’s stock has mostly stabilized following a few months of turbulence in the aftermath of its initial public offering, and the company is due to report third-quarter earnings next week.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Even if the war and the oil situation stabilized, Della Fave said, "I wouldn't expect the yields to dramatically reduce, to be honest, because of this influence of the AI debt situation."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Once the plane was stabilized, passengers took control of the cabin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

As crews successfully stabilized the initial container, an adjacent 250-kilowatt container then started to overheat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Lev stabilized the board as it descended, lower, lower.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Strategists at the bank said a rally at the end of the year would likely depend on oil prices lowering or stabilizing even as the historically best-performing quarter approaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Cox noted that new EV sales are stabilizing near 6% of the market as cheaper EVs land on the market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Shop for those that are showing signs of stabilizing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“That certainly serves as a stabilizing force, as we’re literally weeks away from mailing the ballots,” said Dean Logan, head of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Smirking, Celaena braced her blackened feet on a stabilizing bracket holding the pipe in place.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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