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He wrote on social media that he wanted "to set the record straight off the back of yesterday".

From BBC

A great, giddy blast of air from the 750-horsepower fans blew my bangs straight off my forehead.

At its simplest, freshly cut corn straight off the cob is perfectly delectable.

From Salon

She recalls a confusing and fast-moving scene: "It was just shadows and quick movement. I just saw them move towards the car, get in the car….and then the car just sped straight off."

From BBC

That was my first trip to a real bookstore and the first time I owned a new book straight off a shelf.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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