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The phrase "they were stayed" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not a commonly used expression and may confuse readers, as "stayed" typically refers to remaining in a place or not leaving, but it is not used in this passive construction. Example: "They were stayed at the hotel for an extra night due to the storm." (This is incorrect usage.)
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"Most people who had the capacity to stay where they were, stayed where they were.
Fact after fact, delivered at speed, in her clear Glaswegian accent, case after case – extraditions stayed, or not stayed, and if they were stayed, whether there were friends in high places; hackers who have Asperger's, famous people who have children who have Asperger's, and have given her advice, explaining her own son to her. "When I'm in a corner, I fight, and that's basically it".
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They were staying.
Who revealed where they were staying?
They were staying at the Peter Cooper Hotel.
But some vacationers said they were staying put awhile longer.
When she arrived, he informed her that they were staying.
She said that they were staying with her in-laws.
They were staying glass half full about it all.
They were staying with their girlfriends at the tournament hotel.
They were staying, as they often do, at his hotel and casino, the Wynn Las Vegas.
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