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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Resorts on the north end of Lake Tahoe could see up to 5 feet, and even Big Bear could get 3 feet, assuming the temperature stays below freezing, according to the website.
From Los Angeles Times
That could mean inflation stays stuck near 3% for a long time rather than an immediate jump.
From Barron's
It’s his actual residence, meaning when someone stays there, he has to book a hotel or crash on a friend’s couch.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms. Hannah stays faithful to Christie’s tropes—the Belgian Hercule, for instance, sometimes speaks English “the upside-down way of wrong around.”
Throughout the game, Williams’s phone stays open to his notes app.
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