stick
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Sharp downturns tend to stick when they’re related to disappointing earnings as opposed to something else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“He had a big stick and looked like Moses or something, walking to the promised land,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Into this racket walked an influencer type armed with a selfie stick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He continued: "We're stronger together. And this is at a time when the world's more dangerous and divided, and friends need to stick together at these times."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
He prodded it with a stick, then nodded.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
At the other end of the ice, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made four saves and sticked away the puck from a danger area with the Canadiens buzzing.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
Coyotes winger Jordan Szwarz high sticked Schmidt to give Washington its next go-round on the power play.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2013
‘She’s sticked fast,’ said ‘Bunny’ Lewknor, who managed the other team.
From Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling
"I've sticked my neck in these silly things," he said, when he saw Peter.
From Fortitude by Sir Hugh Walpole
Some have not sticked to say ‘that David hath been as much persecuted by bungling translators as by Saul himself.’
From John Keble's Parishes by Charlotte Mary Yonge
However, predicting interest rates and bond prices is a challenge, while sticking with U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Leeds have done something to keep him fit and he's changed the mentality for sticking in there.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
I’ve been sticking with a weight training routine for a couple of years now, but I try to evolve the exercises all the time because I get bored really easily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Another sticking point is what counts as revenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Unlike her husband, Lady Constance had eyesight enough to tell whether or not a set of human limbs was sticking out from beneath the furniture.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
In a report, Alzheimer's Society and the King's Trust said a "cancer-style revolution" was needed to improve dementia care, which they described as being "stuck in the 20th century".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
For several years now, mortgage rates have been largely stuck between 6% and 7%, pushing up the cost of most Americans’ single biggest expense, housing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Then this past spring, the lawsuit claims, a Metrolink train carrying hundreds of passengers got stuck in a tunnel when a fuel manifold failed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
The jury - which began deliberations on Friday - had sent the judge a series of notes that said they were "stuck" and divided on the verdict.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
My heart gave a startled lurch, and the bite of toast I’d stolen stuck in my throat.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
