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astride

[uh-strahyd] / əˈstraɪd /
ADJECTIVE, ADVERB
with legs on either side of something
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He maintains that ServiceNow is fundamentally different because it is a platform company, acting as a control tower astride legacy systems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

In the ad he seems to stand astride the world, a 2010s Michael Bay–style epic zoom-out to space revealing the global reach of both his vacant stare and the Salesforce CRM.

From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2026

The video then cuts to footage from “Supergirl” that shows Momoa’s Lobo laughing astride a motorcycle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Somaliland sits astride one of the world's most strategic maritime choke points, flanked by multiple conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.

From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026

He sat there staring at me, astride his red twenty-inch bike.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor


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