straight
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City were undone by goals in each half from the brilliant Jackson at a raucous Villa Park to end their streak of seven straight wins at the start of this campaign.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
During pregame warmups, Doncic sprinted out of the Lakers tunnel and straight to Hachimura, who was warming up in the corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Russia’s central bank Friday left its key interest rate unchanged for the second straight meeting, and signaled only a slight decline in borrowing costs next year as inflation is set to remain stubbornly high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF has seen a lot of red on a weekly basis so far this month, booking on Friday a third straight week of declines, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
When I turned I found her looking straight at me.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
Rosalía makes these zigzags with every release, choosing to slalom downhill when most of her peers take a straighter, safer path.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
I pushed my shoulders back, stood up a little straighter and instead said:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The finished bowl is bright enough to make you sit up a little straighter.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"There are certain judges who, if they're on the case, you kind of stand up a little bit straighter," said Edelson.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
I stand straighter, hoping he’ll see me as a good kid.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
England's plan to Gill was clear after his success at Headingley: their lines were the straightest they have bowled at a batter in 16 years as the pace bowlers targeted the pads.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
The Second City-trained Chicagoan is up for his first Emmy, though, as the straightest shooter in the wackazoid cast of “Fargo’s” fifth season: North Dakota state trooper Witt Farr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
It wasn’t the straightest path and there were times when Crawford and the Mariners wondered if he’d ever grow into all that was expected.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
From the Latin for "appropriate" or "straight," as if shaking muscles were the appropriate response, the straightest line the body has to shock.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
They took the two straightest trees, hacked the limbs and branches from them, skinned off their bark, and split them, laying the logs in a square.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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