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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Quincy Green, Billboard, 7 May 2025
That may be the case at present, but betting on Trump to stay the course is seldom a good wager.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
The new restrictions are among the clearest signs yet that Trump will stay the course on Washington’s efforts to limit China’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence ambitions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Don’t panic, advised Suze Orman, and stay the course.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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Quincy Green, Billboard, 7 May 2025
That may be the case at present, but betting on Trump to stay the course is seldom a good wager.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
The new restrictions are among the clearest signs yet that Trump will stay the course on Washington’s efforts to limit China’s semiconductor and artificial intelligence ambitions.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Don’t panic, advised Suze Orman, and stay the course.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Stay the course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stay%20the%20course. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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