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stay the course

Idioms  
  1. Hold or persevere to the end, as in No, he's not resigning; he's going to stay the course. This metaphoric expression, alluding to a horse running an entire race, was first recorded in 1916.


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First Minister Michelle O'Neill urged protesters to "stay the course"

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Is your company likely to slow down the adoption of AI in line with frontier developers, or will your organization stay the course?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

He stuck to his guns last September when Wall Street was going the other way and urged investors to stay the course in March as the Iran conflict was in its early days.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026

If ever a team could stay the course, this might be the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

“We’ll stay the course for one more week, and then reassess.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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