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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

He said: "They need us there and without us they're stuck as well - where do they turn to?"

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

With oil tankers stuck in the Persian Gulf, people were already starting to use less oil.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

“Canada’s resale housing market is stuck in a rut, and it doesn’t look likely to break out of it anytime soon,” said Michael Davenport, economist at Oxford Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The thought repeats itself in my brain, gets stuck in a loop, all through the train ride back to Washington.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse