straight
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A second straight Hampden loss under the Belgian felt different, though.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Instead, major U.S. equity indexes like the S&P 500 are on track to tally a fourth straight year of double-digit returns.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
That marked its eighth straight quarter of growth on both metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
“Loving you is just like sipping on straight syrup, sugar, sticky soda,” she sings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
I just keep my eyes looking straight ahead.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
By identifying plants with particularly effective proprioception, scientists may be able to select varieties that grow straighter, maintain better posture, and produce higher-quality wood.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Later, the jet stream will take on a more southerly path, flowing faster and straighter towards our shores.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The finished bowl is bright enough to make you sit up a little straighter.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“She’s Captain America,” Bowe said, puffing out her chest and sitting up straighter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
The audience stirred uneasily and sat up straighter in their chairs.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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
From the Latin for "appropriate" or "straight," as if shaking muscles were the appropriate response, the straightest line the body has to shock.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
Bright light also causes the pupil to contract, fostering a pinhole effect, which reduces distortion by limiting your eyes to the straightest and most focused light rays.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2022
“Manhattan Beach,” the 2017 historical novel that plays it straightest — her uncle loved it; “I have never heard from him about other books” — felt like a departure because it was so familiar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2022
And the handsomest, with the darkest black hair and straightest black eyebrows.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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