sticky
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It was recorded almost by accident at the end of a session with French-Congolese star Theodora on a hot and sticky February night in LA.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It sounded like your previous cleaner was coasting, in addition to leaving sticky marks under your actual coaster.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
I’ve been heartened by the throngs of people gathered in multiplexes, even if it means the floors are extra sticky from spilled soda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"The worst combination for the Fed is if inflation remains sticky while the labor market weakens," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Its surface was scattered with twigs and leaves caught in its sticky threads.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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This is also a good time to break out those port-style stickies you picked up on your visits to local wineries.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2023
Transfers like this should be simple, but this fat document with little stickies pointing to places that required details and signatures was proof it wasn’t.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2021
The track-prepared M40i’s were equipped with the optional electromechanically locking rear differential and shod with 20-inch summer stickies, so they were getting around pretty well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2018
But what was there, in those dozens of stickies, was so captivating that Mr. Patel knew he had to have the role.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2016
As you can imagine, over the years I’ve had my share of notebooks, stickies, legal pads and the like.
From Forbes ● Jun. 27, 2013
He said stickier institutional investors account for around 80% of assets, when breaking those down by types of investors who pay Partners Group to manage money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Hot U.S. inflation data from a couple of weeks ago continues to feed through rates and FX, keeping Fed expectations stickier on the hawkish side whenever oil sells off.”
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
But the musical’s tangled narrative web has been a stickier challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
If countries don’t remedy the issues, the administration can impose tariffs, which analysts see as stickier than levies using other trade authorities.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
How is it that such an unprepossessing show is even stickier than Sesame Street?
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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Cook, 65, turned Apple into one of the stickiest product ecosystems ever.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
This summer has been one of the stickiest ever across the East Coast, according to a new metric, and with scorching temperatures this week, it isn’t done yet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2025
The stickiest issue for the government is that these smaller class sizes and higher spending hasn't necessarily led to notably better outcomes.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
The stickiest protest songs have hooks and refrains that concisely summarize the stakes.
From Salon ● May 8, 2024
“But I suppose even the stickiest pudding is better than a tar pit. Good night.”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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