straight
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Now they’ve won 14 straight and resurrected their season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But global deliveries fell 7.2% to 1.43 million vehicles, a third straight quarterly decline.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Brock Stewart had a standout performance, entering in the fifth with no outs and the bases loaded and retiring three straight batters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Antonelli was on his tail eight laps later and passed the Ferrari on the Kemmel straight on lap 34 of 44.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
But Joey wants to stay where she is, looking straight ahead at a future in America.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"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
I lifted several doors off their hinges in our house last month to refinish the hardware and hang them straighter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Officers "stood up faster and straighter when he entered a room" and Zhang "wasn't afraid to talk to foreigners", Thompson wrote in a Substack post about his encounter.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
“In the photo, Melodee is wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up and what appears to be a wig that is darker and straighter than her natural hair,” the office said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Her voice held a firmness that made me stand up straighter.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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
The Second City-trained Chicagoan is up for his first Emmy, though, as the straightest shooter in the wackazoid cast of “Fargo’s” fifth season: North Dakota state trooper Witt Farr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
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
She had horn-rimmed glasses and was convinced they made her ugly, even though she had a long neck and the straightest, smoothest hair I’d ever seen.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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