stale
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Every profession — finance and media and politics and insurance and real estate — has good eggs, bad eggs and stale eggs.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
The Finals are here, and the stale jokes are sadly over.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Between the musty setup and saccharine score, it’s the film equivalent of a bowl of stale candies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
When a local bakery near the square opens up, the owner distributes stale bread among the crowd.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Olanna watched as Odenigbo sang lustily, and she tried to sing too, but the words lay stale on her tongue.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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