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“It used to be a fairly stiff competition for the worst chief of staff in history,” according to Chris Whipple, author of “The Gatekeepers,” the definitive book on the subject, “but Meadows absolutely owns it.”

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

“It is a pretty stiff penalty. You’ve got a problem, just pay it off and get rid of it,” Durbin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The 58-year-old superstar was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called stiff person syndrome in 2022, which forced her to pull back from touring.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The seats are a bit stiff but oh-so-roomy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

I fingered striped suspenders and stiff new overalls, peeked in the pickle barrel, and examined jars of peppermint sticks and jawbreakers.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Bass also said she had earlier signed legislation initiated by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez to speed the process of cracking down on negligent property owners and to hit them with stiffer penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Over two days, three judges at the Court of Appeal in Melbourne will hear two appeals: Patterson's attempt to overturn her conviction and the prosecution's demand for a stiffer sentence.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

AppLovin continues to target more than 30% long-term growth, and didn’t observe weaker demand or stiffer competition, offering encouraging signs, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Collagen normally gives tissue structure and strength, but excessive collagen can make a valve thicker and stiffer, changing its shape and movement.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

The cold makes the linoleum stiffer than usual.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Over the next couple of weeks, the stock market will face some of the stiffest seasonal headwinds of the entire year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

She had offers from England, Mexico and the United States, with sources close to the player stating Boston Legacy provided the stiffest competition.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Tarrant's penalty of life imprisonment without parole was the stiffest in New Zealand history.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

The car was so fast for so much of the season that the stiffest competition its drivers faced was from each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

A Welch High School display of plant fossils found in coal mines seemed our stiffest competition.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

He repeatedly stiffs contractors and vendors and his namesake company was convicted of tax fraud just last month.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022

Let’s say they’re stiffs and they’re stupid people, and they say, ‘Well, we really have no choice.’

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022

That honor will always go to John Wooden, with his 10 national championships in an era when the tournament contained no stiffs, but only conference champions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2022

Iceland has achieved the holy grail for working stiffs: same pay for shorter hours.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

"Just between ourselves, Blore, and taking into account that we'll probably both be a couple of stiffs before another day is out, you did indulge in that spot of perjury, I suppose?"

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

These are the “private investors” who would get stiffed if Ivanpah were to shut down due to the project’s minimal asset salvage value and the sizable Energy Department loan standing first in the recovery line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

Delvey says the monitor, imposed after she faked wire transfers, defrauded New York’s elite, and stiffed hotels and restaurants to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars, shouldn’t hinder her performance too much.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024

DuBon had been stiffed on a painting job a few weeks earlier — an employer simply refused to pay — and started going to Casa Latina instead of Home Depot.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

Thousands of private vendors who supplied the state with goods and services got stiffed after July 1.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

The birds stiffed in the rafters, and finally even Grenn began to chuckle.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Any reform plan from a committee would still require lawmakers to cast a difficult vote exposing them to charges of overtaxing working Americans or stiffing retirees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But for every Ben and Jerry, there are countless Janes and Joes ticked off at their college roommate for stiffing them on a business loan.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022

He is at once a social activist, a philanthropist and an executive keenly focused on serving shareholders while stiffing the government.

From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022

One of them, you might say, was Hollywood’s most notorious tightwad, staving off the terror of poverty by stiffing servants and handing houseguests itemized bills.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2020

“If you’re not getting commissions, Becker’s stiffing you.”

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls