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stray

adjective as in abandoned, wandering

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Vlasic then drove the knife in deeper still 20 minutes from time with a cushioned volley to beat goalkeeper Mathias Lamhauge, who had strayed into no man's land.

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To keep signals strong, the hardware must include a lightweight substance that prevents stray light from entering from any direction.

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It’s a hint to think about the risks of straying from the straight and narrow, and the hellfire that comes with a slip.

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Some of the uranium 238 atoms will absorb a stray neutron and undergo a series of transformations to become plutonium 239.

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The AAUP’s own history illustrates how far interpretations of institutional neutrality have strayed from the phrase’s origins.

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

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