straight
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"When we have a success we're very good at getting a leaflet sent out to supporters straight away," one senior MP said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The two soft dismissals highlighted Sri Lanka's woes - Lahiru Udara was caught at mid-on and Kamil Mishara chipped one straight back to the slow left-arm spinner.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
A decline in oil prices for the second straight day helped take pressure off bonds, with the 10-year yield slipping to 4.946%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Yet, a majority voted to permit their production, arguing with a straight face that having “regulated peptides” was somehow better than letting people buy unvetted black-market remedies.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
I picture her long, straight hair falling over his shoulder as they slow danced at the winter semiformal, then touch my stubby ponytail of frizz.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
But then Mulaney rounded the curve with a tongue-in-cheek reference to the “Bluey” dad controversy and I sat up straighter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Martin Palafox, the second unit director on “Juiced” and one of the straighter shooters in “O.J. Unseen,” says, “I took the show because I needed to eat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The finished bowl is bright enough to make you sit up a little straighter.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"There are certain judges who, if they're on the case, you kind of stand up a little bit straighter," said Edelson.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The thought of her kind but stern headmistress made Penelope stand up a little straighter herself.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
It’s the straightest thing about me, how little I know about astrology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
England's plan to Gill was clear after his success at Headingley: their lines were the straightest they have bowled at a batter in 16 years as the pace bowlers targeted the pads.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
He’s the straightest cat you will ever meet.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2023
Rather than play the 581-yard hole as a dogleg right, the way it was designed, the game’s longest hitter chose the straightest route.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
He was the longest baby Johnny had ever seen, had the straightest black hair, cried the least and ate the fastest.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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