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[stey] / steɪ /








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"You've just got to deal with it, just stay focused, and be in the zone."

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

He does just enough to stay afloat, so I cannot put him on a PIP.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

Many would recall and marvel at the split-second decisions to evacuate an office or stay that spelled life or death for them and their colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Despite Britain being an important export market for the Psagot winery, co-founder Yaakov Berg downplayed the economic impact of sanctions, vowing to stay on the land and grow his business.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“Today,” he said, “we will stay outside. You are pale. You are not getting enough sun.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

It would be hard to find a more L.A. scene than the one playing out downtown in the normally staid Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The aim was to expand U.S. influence in Europe, promote ideas suppressed behind the Iron Curtain and, more specifically, expose Soviet culture as staid and doctrinaire.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

But there are potential ripple effects that could spook even staid investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

But he’ll return, as a ghost, to criticize his son, who, admittedly, has grown staid and stale in his life, his marriage and his work, whatever that’s been.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Inside, we were met by another crowd of supporters, so that the hall seemed more like a raucous protest meeting than a staid court of law.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Those who stayed loyal paid a penalty: Homeowners who remained with their existing insurance carrier saw a 10.4% increase in premiums.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

The fact that he was a renter stayed with her.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

After arriving in the morning, the players stayed awake until evening.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%, a historically low level that indicates the labor market remains generally healthy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

With a whine, he asked Wolf to come to him -but Wolf stayed where he was: eyes slitted, black lips curled over his teeth as he poured out his song.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Under the proposals, a fee would be charged to people staying overnight and local leaders would decide how the revenue raised should be reinvested.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

"The immigrant community was in hiding, staying at home, fearing for their safety, fearing for the separation of their families," she told a press conference.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

With nearly every surface painted to her liking, Jordan pictures herself staying in the apartment for a while.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

At the time, Mercedes' strategy computers were saying staying out was the best option.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

I give up on staying dry and collapse against the tree trunk.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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