stay put
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If pleasant contentment is guaranteed if you just stay put, why take the risk?
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
It’s likely that many who opened such accounts stay put.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
At the same time, a housing market frozen by high mortgage costs encourages renters who would like to buy to stay put, increasing demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
A good territory allows a couple to raise a family so it makes more sense for an eagle in possession of one to stay put and wait for other eagles to come knocking, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
This was a dictionary so huge you needed both hands to manage turning the pages and making the book stay put.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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