straddle
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If England want another player who can straddle the No. 9 and No. 10 positions simultaneously, then Bellingham could be their best fit.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Lake Ontario is the smallest by surface area of the five Great Lakes, which straddle the border between the United States and Canada.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cost: Price of the straddle expressed as a percentage of the underlying stock price.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Instead, Krishna believed his customers would jump at being able to straddle the two worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
She tried to imagine, what it would feel like, to straddle a dragon's neck and soar high in the air.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
The home sits in an area that straddles both cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
This fetishism straddles the worlds of high-end products and high-end art, both realms where wait lists are common, and connections and prestige are just as important as currency itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
We typically buy our straddles four or five months out in time, to allow ample time for the stock to move.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
He straddles the bike, resting back on the seat, both feet firmly planted.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
Their answer was to promote a polyglot society that straddled the line between Western and Muslim sensibilities, while promising wealth, efficiency and stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The defending Olympic champion duly followed team orders to attack, but it didn't last long as he straddled a gate high up the course.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The Archers straddled those worlds of agriculture and broadcast, with the drama dreamt up as a creative way to inform farmers about new farming methods while entertaining people too.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
I’m amongst the last generation with a childhood that straddled both digital and analog media, but I always knew which one offered me the most expansive worldview.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2025
When I pulled up the snow anchor, straddled the runners, and shouted "Hike!"
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
In fact, some of America’s long-standing allies have already started straddling.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Schuyler emerges as a born leader and wily diplomat with a rare gift for straddling different cultures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the early period of running the club, Arsenal found themselves - in Kroenke's own words - "straddling strategies" as they chased Champions League qualification and trophies.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Tinubu said in his statement that al-Minuki, also known as Abu-Mainok, was slain along with his lieutenants, "on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin", a restive region straddling Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
On the other side of the highway, the forest straddling the road closed around us.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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