stays
Britishplural noun
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rare corsets with bones in them
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a position of a sailing vessel relative to the wind so that the sails are luffing or aback Compare irons
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(of a sailing vessel) to fail to come about
Example Sentences
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Even if disrupted flows through both straits fall another 4 million barrels a day from current levels, the market can sidestep an acute shortage as long as “demand stays close to today’s depressed levels.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
I was thinking that people were going to come in for a few days, but most of my stays were for a week or longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Once ready, it is available on a "pay what you feel, pay what you can afford" basis and all stays within the community.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
One of the intruders – a tall, dark-haired young woman – claims that she’s the real Asa, not the body in the cell, and that Yuru is in danger if he stays.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Better for all of us if Ashton stays home, what?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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