straightaway
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"It's always been in my head that I didn't want to go to university straightaway," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
"Some guys, like Jannik and Carlos, they're just capable of showing up to the Australian Open, playing great tennis straightaway," he said.
From Barron's • Jan. 3, 2026
Experienced drivers can hit 170 mph on the back straightaway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
Dodgers center fielder James Outman ends the game with a jumping catch at the wall in straightaway center field.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025
I should have gone to her straightaway, fallen to one knee, and thanked her with my whole heart.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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