strayed

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The athleisure giant has struggled with tariffs and competition, and analysts have said it has strayed from its core consumers and workout wear.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Latvia's Prime Minister Evika Silina resigned Thursday after a key party in her coalition withdrew support in a row over Ukrainian drones that strayed into the Baltic nation.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The indifference only strayed into anger when some Wales fans booed forward Brennan Johnson when he came on as a second-half substitute.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Despite the audience booing at the 1853 premiere, which Verdi and his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, called “a fiasco,” “Traviata” has never strayed long from the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Having strayed farther afield than usual, I was hurrying back home, lugging my burlap sacks when I came across a dead rabbit.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins