stray
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Now they only stray south into Saudi Arabia, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
On March 25, another stray Ukrainian drone crashed in Latvia.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
Then do a quick sweep of your surfaces: crumbs, scraps, stray La Croix cans, to-go coffee cups, bits of plastic wrap or parchment.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered in oily droplets.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
“You picked up another stray, girlie?” the Huntsman said, smiling at Phillip.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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