straight
Example Sentences
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They had lost five straight games and 10 of their last 11.
From Los Angeles Times
This “lock-in effect” has helped freeze the housing market for three straight years, suppressing the number of U.S. homes for sale and keeping inventory well below historic levels for most of that period.
It was not quite as savage, but the straight right - the punch Joshua had been waiting for all night - finally landed flush.
From BBC
A straight left from the champion's southpaw stance landed cleanly and regularly in the third round as the gap in class became increasingly clear.
From BBC
Friday was the Nasdaq’s third straight move of 1% or more, the longest streak since the tariff turmoil in April.
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