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Homeowners stay put, enjoying ever-rising property values, while renters are forced to leave the city and start over elsewhere with no equity built up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

They applied towels and told the girls to stay put.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

“It doesn’t mean I’m going to stay put for the rest of the year,” he said, adding that if the labor market continues to weaken, he would push for cuts again.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

“It doesn’t mean that I’m going to stay put for the rest of the year,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

No map has ever yet shown the river...I can direct any man where to find this river...rivers stay put, so that the discovery we have made may be verified.”

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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