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As an immigrant, especially being Asian-American and the “model minority,” I understand her guidance as we grew up: Do things that are safe, make straight A’s, get into college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

“We have no gay equivalent of that. And they barely make straight movies like that anymore.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2022

It is very difficult to make straight lines on a planetary surface.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

In a post about report cards on the school’s website, he pleads with parents “not to stress to their child that they must make straight A’s.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2016

Old Granny was always glad to buy from me, and at first I would make straight for the corner of the street where she sat with her gunny sack spread before her.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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