stead
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That missed analysts’ expectations of a 37% rise, according to a Visible Alpha poll, though it kept the company in good stead to reach management’s goal of at least 20% growth this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
That could stand them in good stead for the more familiar conditions that will be present at Euro 2028.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Instead, President Trump appeared in his stead, where he said the senator had been “like a member of the family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Bruce Broussard, a member of the company’s board of directors since 2021, has been acting as interim CEO in his stead.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
“Whyn’t you all go on up stairs, like your paw said, stead of slipping out behind my back. Where’s Caddy and Quentin.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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