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This points to yet another reason why the richest Americans should stick to index funds: There is an extremely high correlation between the S&P 500’s annual returns and the yearly increases in their combined wealth.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Economists say that with mortgages above 7%, more potential buyers are likely to stick to the sidelines, dragging down a housing market that is in its fourth year of stagnant sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"I doubt 'SI' will stick, in part because it exaggerates the current capacities of AI," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
For De Paula to stick in the majors, however, his development on the defensive side is going to be key.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her accusation jabs me, like the pointed end of a stick.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
My mamma has sticked me into the nursery, and nothin' but a dar'needle to sew with!
From Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple by Sophie May
Her kerchief on a pole sticked she, Askance, that he should it well y-see, And should remember that she was behind, And turn again, and on the strand her find.
From Chaucer by Sir Adolphus William Ward
The men of Northfolke and Suffolke fled at the first onset giuen: but the Cambridgeshire men sticked to it valiantlie, winning thereby perpetuall fame and commendation.
From Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (7 of 8) The Seventh Boke of the Historie of England by Raphael Holinshed
Kevin Brady of Wealthspire Advisors in New York City says he’s mostly sticking to shorter- and intermediate-length munis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The fighters had already agreed to the contest but the venue was a sticking point.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He said La Opinión distinguished itself by sticking to journalism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
For now, analysts are sticking with their previous near-term price forecasts given uncertainty about the duration of the pipeline’s closure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
One of Crusher’s claws was sticking up from the rubble.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
“I feel like sometimes I’m stuck in a Gen X body, because I invest pretty similarly to a lot of my clients,” Shin said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Millions of student-loan borrowers have felt stuck in limbo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"We've always just been stuck in this low number statistics regime, so this is our very best attempt to build a big enough sample to do something more useful."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
He actually uses his reservations, but you can imagine people using agents to hoard tables, or the human user not realizing the agent booked a table and the restaurant being stuck with a no-show.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
They were stuck in whatever time they’d been sent to.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
