stay-at-home
adjective
: remaining in one's residence, locality, or country
especially
: remaining at home especially to tend to children and domestic duties while a spouse is at work
stay-at-home
noun
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The trend also holds true for logistics companies like UPS, which added workers during Covid-19 in response to a surge in e-commerce amid stay-at-home orders.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
With stay-at-home orders giving way to a strong preference for remote work, commercial real estate tanked, and the office vacancy rate is still at about 35%.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026
The film marks the feature debut of comedian Nate Bargatze, who stars as Nate Wilcox, a lifelong breadwinner thrust into stay-at-home dad duty when his wife Katie (Mandy Moore) lands a major business deal on Shark Tank.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Feb. 2026
That being said, Thursday will be the perfect day to winter-proof your house and get all the supplies needed for a stay-at-home weekend.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Feb. 2026
With stay-at-home orders giving way to a strong preference for remote work, commercial real estate tanked, and the office vacancy rate is still at about 35%.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026
The film marks the feature debut of comedian Nate Bargatze, who stars as Nate Wilcox, a lifelong breadwinner thrust into stay-at-home dad duty when his wife Katie (Mandy Moore) lands a major business deal on Shark Tank.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Feb. 2026
That being said, Thursday will be the perfect day to winter-proof your house and get all the supplies needed for a stay-at-home weekend.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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