stickiness

Example Sentences

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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

“It’s really starting to look like it could be, there could be some stickiness out there,” she says.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

These could help to build customer stickiness over the longer-term, which could mitigate some of the tech sector’s cyclicality, Yeo says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

What may be more alarming, regarding the future risks to inflation, is the potentially potent combination of pro-cyclical fiscal measures and loosening monetary policy at a time when inflation is showing signs of stickiness.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 28, 2025

Amil and I would fight over the pit, loving to gnaw every bit of fruit off it, the filmy stickiness coating our hands and face.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani