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stick around

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb) to remain in a place, esp awaiting something

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

stick around Idioms  
  1. Remain, linger, as in I hope you'll stick around till the end. This idiom uses stick in the sense of “stay.” [Colloquial; early 1900s]


Example Sentences

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The company moved production of the Forester hybrid from Japan to its factory in Indiana, a signal that it expects hybrids to stick around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

For that to have any chance of succeeding, though, it needs its biggest names to stick around.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

So it’s quite rare for a stock to stick around for 100 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“There’s this huge game theory incentive to be the first one to leave versus stick around, even if you think the fundamentals are fine,” said Brian Jacobs, a portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“I didn't pass. Nobody in my session did. To tell you the truth, I think the only reason they let me stick around was because I helped Old Yellow Suit out of a tight spot.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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