stay the course
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But it still insists it needs to stay the course.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
If ever a team could stay the course, this might be the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
After Balcom explained that the portfolio was well diversified and this was a short-term blip, the investor decided to stay the course and not make any changes to his portfolio.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
“If you can shift the conversation from, ‘How much did you make today?’, to ‘How long can you stay the course?’
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
They say if it were not for Captain Smith insisting that they stay the course, they would be back in their comfortable homes in England by now.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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