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Lawrence Newman, chief executive of Beauty Tech Group, pointed to the city's five universities and "the stickiness of people wanting to live here post-university".

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

“It’s really starting to look like it could be, there could be some stickiness out there,” she says.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

Potential stumbling blocks include the release of heaps of economic data delayed by the government shutdown, which could point to further weakness in the labor market or reinforce the stickiness of inflation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

The stickiness problem reared its head soon after.

From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2025

Reynie’s eyes swiveled to the Executives, who, having been disappointed in Kate’s shoes, were now asking her to show her empty hands, then checking for stickiness under the edge of the table.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart