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But some are so popular—even if just for a minute—or so colorful that they stick in our imagination for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

"There's no stick here, it's all carrot," Woodley-Stewart said, adding: "Everyone has a role to play in its implementation."

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

It’s carrying something in its mouth — possibly a bone or a stick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

If you’re sticking with the same brand, ask about “loyalty deals,” which are discounts designed to encourage car owners to stick with the same brand.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

There’s a scrape on the outside of my leg where I must have slid into a stick or rock or something, but it only stings a little.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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

His unfortunate lady, who sticked hersel for love wi' a drawn sword, and was afterwards seen as a ghost, dim-beckoning through the shade—a verra poetical thocht surely, and full both of terror and pity….

From Famous Reviews by R. Brimley Johnson

"I've sticked my neck in these silly things," he said, when he saw Peter.

From Fortitude by Sir Hugh Walpole

The flower-stems to be properly sticked, so as to keep them in due bounds, and also to assist in presenting a large mass of flowers to the eye at once.

From In-Door Gardening for Every Week in the Year Showing the Most Successful Treatment for all Plants Cultivated in the Greenhouse, Conservatory, Stove, Pit, Orchid, and Forcing-house by William Keane

In 1983, Denny’s Inc. bought Ochoa’s American restaurants and expanded their network, though largely sticking to Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Hedge funds and other sophisticated investors who have been burned by the abrupt turnaround might be more cautious about sticking their necks out once again, he noted, particularly as bonus season approaches.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Japan is broadly sticking with its end of the bargain, but many projects are still on the drawing board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

For these fixtures, the Belgian has gone with 26, sticking with four goalkeepers.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

There are a couple of Roman candles sticking up out of a tube.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

“For brands that are stuck in the middle, like Children’s Place, it becomes harder to stand out,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

As it stands, Australian cricket is stuck in a sandpaper limbo, a halfway house full of historical scandal, innuendo and unanswered questions.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

But Dawn, who was 19 at the time, was so overwhelmed that she laughed, and the engagement ring was later lost, meaning the engagement never officially stuck.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

“To win this means everything, it’s the best thing that could happen. We really worked hard in practice and stuck together as a team.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

Then quicker than the eye, Tansy stuck a finger in her mouth and hooked out the chewing gum.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck