straight
Example Sentences
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There are three other stakes races Saturday, including the race after the Derby, the Monrovia, with Queen Maxima heavily favored to win for the second straight year for Arthur and Islas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Castellano and his co-founder, Nebiyu Demie, who met working campus jobs as freshman computer science students, moved out of the dorms and straight into an apartment complex owned by their investors, Cambridge-based Link Ventures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
He has enjoyed immense success at club level, winning three straight Serie A titles with Juventus, a Premier League and FA Cup with Chelsea and two more league crowns with Inter Milan and Napoli.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Targeted therapies have already reshaped cancer care by directing drugs straight to tumors, helping reduce damage to healthy cells and easing harsh side effects linked to chemotherapy.
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026
One stop later, I got off and headed straight to the condo development where Jessica lived.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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