steady
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Given those steady revenue trends, United said it expects to recover 80% to 90% of higher fuel costs in the third quarter and potentially 100% of it in the fourth quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
A steady stream of pedestrians and vehicles crossed the border between Spain and Gibraltar on Wednesday as an agreement allowing free movement across the frontier came into force.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
And if the companies have debt, he wants to make sure it is “backed by assets or steady cash flow.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
They were quiet or steady or unbothered, because the manhood was already there in the work and the spine and the care.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Chin chin,” we all repeat, and by the time the cup reaches my lips it’s almost steady.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
But an Iran deal, which normalizes energy flows, steadies oil markets, and possibly removes one of the market’s key risks into the summer months, feels strong enough to entice bullish belief once again.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
In its central scenario, in which limited fiscal stimulus supports consumption and the 10-year JGB yield steadies around 2.5% by end-2026, Moody’s now expects annual GDP growth at 0.5%, down from 0.9%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
It steadies what has become a rocky relationship between the world's two biggest economies and it assures global markets.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Senshi doesn’t just feed his party; he steadies them.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
When Uhmma’s shoulders cannot shake anymore, when her throat finally opens and her breathing steadies, I touch her shoulder and say, Uhmma.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
A steadier economy and stubborn inflation have put a rate increase in play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
It is spending most of its capital not on generating more power but on its poles-and-wires business, which earns steadier returns as electricity demand rises.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
U.S. output, which grew again in recent weeks with the opening of the Golden Pass LNG terminal on the Texas coast, has helped keep global prices much steadier than in 2022, despite the Hormuz closure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
During dives lasting more than 400 seconds at depths of around 80 meters, they maintained higher and steadier heart rates of 20 to 30 beats per minute for as long as 300 seconds.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
My voice was growing steadier with each word.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Among lower-yielding currencies, the team sees CNY as the steadiest, KRW as the highest-beta currency, and SGD as a funder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
"My friends are the loves of my life and so it feels right to be championing platonic friendship that can be some of the strongest and steadiest love in your life," Hinds says.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2024
It might be the team’s steadiest position group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
The payments for publishing these notices are among the steadiest sources of revenue left for local papers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Early in December, in the course of a single afternoon, two of the cafe’s steadiest customers announced plans to pack up and leave not merely Finney County but the state.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
U.S. stocks ended slightly higher after a multibillion-dollar share offering in the semiconductor sector steadied volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Eurozone households’ inflation expectations for the next 12 months steadied at 4% in April, much higher than before the Middle East conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
U.S. stock futures edged higher and global bond yields steadied as markets took a breath after a sharp selloff in government debt that saw stocks wilt in the U.S. and Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
But Carrick, who also had a three-game stint as United's temporary boss after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal in 2021, has steadied the club and impressed with his work on and off the pitch.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
He steadied a log upright on a tree stump, and with an ax that looked bigger than he was, he gave it a whack and chopped it in half.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
It was "as if someone was moving through and steadying themselves".
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Troubles for some assets, like technology credit, could be offset by steadying conditions in real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
"There's gonna be times throughout the years that you fall short, you get back up and dust yourself off and keep plugging away -- Sam's been that steadying force," added Macdonald.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
He was carrying a small fork-horned buck across his shoulders, steadying the load by gripping the antlers in one hand and the hind legs in the other.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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