stay the course
idiom
: to continue with a process, effort, etc., even though it is difficult
We'll succeed in the end if we just stay the course.
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Why not stay the course and leave Penelope within the realm of ambiguous alienation?
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Many investors are sitting on big gains, pondering whether to stay the course or sell to lock in profits.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
So while the immediate action will be to stay the course and enact the cut, which equals 25 basis points, the market’s attention likely will turn to what the committee and Powell have to say about the future.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Rupert Murdoch believes Lachlan will stay the course After years of corporate competition between James and Lachlan, the elder brother prevailed: Lachlan is now executive chairman of Fox Corp., the television wing of the empire, and chairman of News Corp., its publishing arm.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Many investors are sitting on big gains, pondering whether to stay the course or sell to lock in profits.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
So while the immediate action will be to stay the course and enact the cut, which equals 25 basis points, the market’s attention likely will turn to what the committee and Powell have to say about the future.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Rupert Murdoch believes Lachlan will stay the course After years of corporate competition between James and Lachlan, the elder brother prevailed: Lachlan is now executive chairman of Fox Corp., the television wing of the empire, and chairman of News Corp., its publishing arm.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Stay the course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20the%20course. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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