sticking

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But perhaps the biggest sticking point is FIFA’s demand for workers’ sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers and fingerprints, to process background checks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It didn’t matter that “Cars” was the studio’s worst-received film to date, or that its worldbuilding was so nonsensical it would become a sticking point for viewers over the next 20 years.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Alex Matturri, a former CEO of S&P Dow Jones Indices, wrote on LinkedIn that his one-time employer was “the adult in the room” for sticking with its original policies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

He thinks investors are grappling with two distinct options: sticking with the market and risking a pullback, or loading into bonds until the IPO wave is complete.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Luckily, they didn’t notice my head sticking above the rest of the pile.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff