stay put
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Or you could face health limitations that make it increasingly tough to stay put.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Wednesday, it signaled rates could stay put well into the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Homeowners stay put, enjoying ever-rising property values, while renters are forced to leave the city and start over elsewhere with no equity built up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
But Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell is among those insisting Sir Keir should stay put in Downing Street.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
No map has ever yet shown the river...I can direct any man where to find this river...rivers stay put, so that the discovery we have made may be verified.”
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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