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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Innovation has always been core to the brand, though at times the designs seemed to stay the course.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
By his thinking, Lachlan would stay the course and maintain the current editorial direction of Fox, which has seen its ratings rise over the past year even as the number of pay TV viewers have fallen off a cliff.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, Emanuel urged investors to stay the course even in the event of a correction.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Or stay the course and trust the courts to sort it all out fairly?
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
By his thinking, Lachlan would stay the course and maintain the current editorial direction of Fox, which has seen its ratings rise over the past year even as the number of pay TV viewers have fallen off a cliff.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Still, Emanuel urged investors to stay the course even in the event of a correction.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Or stay the course and trust the courts to sort it all out fairly?
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stay the course
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“Stay the course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20the%20course. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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