mainstay

Most recently, the star of “The West Wing” has been a mainstay on Fox’s campy disaster series “9-1-1.”

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Coming from the University of Pittsburgh, where he also played basketball and baseball and received All-America honors in football, Ditka immediately became a mainstay in the Bears lineup, going on to start 84 straight games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Since that 4-0 win against Lithuania at Wembley in March 2015, he has been England's mainstay.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The resulting cash inflow means the group’s net cash flow margin in its mainstay automotive segment will increase this year to between 5.5% and 7.5%, up from previous guidance of 3% to 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Owners no longer had the economic clout of being a mainstay of the economy.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

Warner and Paramount were mainstays of Hollywood’s golden era, but streaming brought tough competition from technology companies such as Netflix and Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Circularity and self-referentiality are mainstays in Cowin’s work, wry disruptor that she is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

When I reported on the business of Starbucks last year, analysts pointed to a major shift happening in the drinks market: concept-forward beverages are outperforming other traditional mainstays in the landscape.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The two winners will sit in New York’s Celebrity Row, a section that typically features mainstays like Ben Stiller, Fat Joe and Timothee Chalamet.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

Her in-laws were mainstays of the town’s Negro elite.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly