different strokes

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“I think the one thing that’s concerning is different strokes for different folks where there’s other places where they’d have played this game,” Cronin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2020

“Kraft got caught in the parlor AB speculations fired different strokes different folks clearly,” he tweeted.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2019

Examples of beneficial exercise include 30 minutes/day 4 days/week walking with walking sticks, swimming using different strokes, and other options.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2017

"We had a practice swim in the morning and we were talking about doing it. "We planned to do four different strokes in a sequence - it was freezing when we all dived in.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2016

The accompanying diagram shows exactly the points to be looked at when playing the different strokes.

From The Complete Golfer by Vardon, Harry