stale
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A former soldier in Ukraine said geospatial intelligence was sometimes so stale by the time it reached the units at the front line, soldiers couldn’t act on it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Things are looking a little stale this year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
If the bread is a little stale, even better.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
It looks like a large sales miss, but that Street estimate might have been stale.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
He raised his muzzle to catch the scents wafting from the valley: some jays and a few stale elk droppings; several storm-broken spruce; lots of willow herb and withered blueberries.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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