stickiness

Example Sentences

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The stickiness that once anchored people and capital to great cities is gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Lawrence Newman, chief executive of Beauty Tech Group, pointed to the city's five universities and "the stickiness of people wanting to live here post-university".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

With December and January data likely to test how much stickiness remains in the system, policymakers will likely treat Thursday’s report as informative, but won’t use it to fully guide a policy decision.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Potential stumbling blocks include the release of heaps of economic data delayed by the government shutdown, which could point to further weakness in the labor market or reinforce the stickiness of inflation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

If I run or breathe too deep, the cheap stitches holding me together will snap, and all the stickiness inside will pour out and burn through the concrete.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson