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stuck

[stuhk] / stʌk /
ADJECTIVE
tight
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
stranded
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
perplexed
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Victor pointed out that there were plenty of other long-term impacts the U.S. and global economies will be stuck dealing with beyond just high oil prices.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

He stuck to his guns last September when Wall Street was going the other way and urged investors to stay the course in March as the Iran conflict was in its early days.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

It noted thousands of complaints by customers about "Joy-Con drift", with toggles stuck in one direction on the original version of the Switch, even when users were not touching them.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

"I remember going into the St Mirren changing room before one of my first starts and Stevie Thompson said, 'It's your jersey now, keep it'. And that stuck in my head my whole career."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

It was bad enough to be stuck there on that sharecropper’s farm; but to have a little daughter and a twisted leg, and not be able to do anything for her, hurt worst of all.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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