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One Congressman assessed his prospects and quickly decided to stay put.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Most visitors will stay put in or around San Juan del Sur, but there are other smaller towns up the coast with even better surf breaks and plenty to see.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
The law has helped generations of New York’s broke-ish creative class stay put in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods over the decades.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
The program was targeting BYU head coach Kalani Sitake as its top option as recently as Tuesday, but the Cougars' sideline leader has reportedly informed multiple sources of his intentions to stay put in Provo.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
Most visitors will stay put in or around San Juan del Sur, but there are other smaller towns up the coast with even better surf breaks and plenty to see.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
The law has helped generations of New York’s broke-ish creative class stay put in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods over the decades.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
The program was targeting BYU head coach Kalani Sitake as its top option as recently as Tuesday, but the Cougars' sideline leader has reportedly informed multiple sources of his intentions to stay put in Provo.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
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“Stay put.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20put. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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