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stray

[strey] / streɪ /
ADJECTIVE
abandoned, wandering
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The planned spectacles — UFC Freedom 250 and the Freedom 250 Grand Prix — stray so far from the park service’s traditional mission and ethos that advocates and career employees are crying foul.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The area covered by the order includes Majuba beach from South Gare to Marske-By-the-Sea, Coatham to Corporation Road, Redcar town centre from the beach to Lord Street, the stray and Locke Park.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Latvia is to install a new government on Thursday, weeks after the previous coalition collapsed in a row over stray Ukrainian drones.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Helping capybaras and other wild and stray animals brought her to the river more often, and the pandemic-era closure of a flavored-vodka factory she managed led to her career change.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Although you may not always hear the key, and the melody may stray from the key, it always returns back to the key.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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