as in equilibrium
a condition in which opposing forces are equal to one another
for the time being, the populations of the national park's predators and prey remain in stasis
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There’s a weak, Hollywood-friendly structure here of lessons learned and conflicts resolved, but beyond Mother’s insular world of ambition and longing and stasis, nothing has been fleshed out in a way that supports the story.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
The labor market is in stasis, and the question now is how that eventually changes.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Constipation could usually be resolved by a change of diet, but in persistent cases of intestinal stasis, Lane proposed a more extreme solution.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Martin was quick to point to the stasis in Washington, D.C. for mega media deals — or big M&A of any size — among regulators at the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
The labor market is in stasis, and the question now is how that eventually changes.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Constipation could usually be resolved by a change of diet, but in persistent cases of intestinal stasis, Lane proposed a more extreme solution.
—Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Martin was quick to point to the stasis in Washington, D.C. for mega media deals — or big M&A of any size — among regulators at the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Stasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stasis. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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