stuck

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Economists say that on India’s assembly lines, factory workers often earn less than direct hires and have seen their wages largely stuck for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Gareth Bale wasn't always adored at the Bernabeu, and when former Real Madrid star Predrag Mijatovic suggested those were the order of the Welshman's priorities, it stuck.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Elsewhere she defined the term as “this mixture of geniality and sentiment stuck together with a sticky slime of calf’s-foot jelly.”

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

For nearly a century, however, U.S. presidents and popes have stuck to a strategic partnership, focusing on shared priorities, author Matthew Sutton writes this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The thought of the four hundred dollars the Blythes had demanded stuck me like a hot poker.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu