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straw

[straw] / strɔ /
NOUN
hay
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"It was previously known that the directional information in the waggle dance is not entirely accurate," explains Straw.

From Science Daily • Jun. 14, 2026

"It is the first time in my life that I experience a total closure" of the Holy Sepulchre, Jack Straw, a 52-year-old resident of Jerusalem’s Old City, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

While Ahmadinejad was dressed in “vintage, early 1980s” clothes, Larijani came from “the opposite end of the sartorial spectrum: suave, wearing a carefully pressed Ralph Lauren polo shirt,” Straw wrote in his memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The second, Netflix’s “One Piece,” which returns March 10, follows the ragtag Straw Hat Pirates of executive producer Eiichiro Oda’s manga series as they pursue the valuable One Piece treasure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Straw and dirt, pots and dishes and rags.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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