straight line
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British Museum bosses decided that the embroidery would be displayed in a single, straight line, unlike the horseshoe-shaped gallery in which it is displayed in Bayeux.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
It’s easy, before a million things happen, to draw a straight line from a new technology to the end of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Walk in a straight line placing the heel of one foot directly in front of the toes of the other foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Instead of running in a straight line, the waveguides are arranged in spirals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
If I'm right, all we have to do is walk a straight line across the park to come out on Seventy-Fourth Street on the other side.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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