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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The Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships, which is scheduled to meet this week, will stay the course and work on the guidelines for implementing the NZF.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
This is fuel any memoirist needs to stay the course and believe in the project you’re being called to write.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
With Election Day approaching and absentee ballots already being cast, Thursday's debate could help undecided voters determine whether to stay the course with Pureval or turn to Bowman's alternative vision for the city.
—Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Cashman seems likely to stay the course.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
This is fuel any memoirist needs to stay the course and believe in the project you’re being called to write.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
With Election Day approaching and absentee ballots already being cast, Thursday's debate could help undecided voters determine whether to stay the course with Pureval or turn to Bowman's alternative vision for the city.
—Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Cashman seems likely to stay the course.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Stay the course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20the%20course. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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