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[streek] / strik /




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After scoring 33 unanswered points in a spell at Wigan, Wakefield simply brought that momentum with them to Old Trafford as they absolutely bossed the first half, stretching that streak to 52 points.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"She's an incredible fighter, an eight-fight win streak in UFC, beaten three former champions, she has amazing footwork, distance control and kicks," adds Cong.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Labor Department said initial jobless claims fell last week, continuing a four-week streak of declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Tomlin got an earlier start, watching his middle school-age sons spending weekends playing the game in 2014, the same year the Steelers went 11-5 to begin a four-year streak of double-figure wins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

We watch her momma turn into a streak of smoke that disappears around a bend into another tunnel.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

As tiny particles from the comet enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speed, they heat up and produce streaks of light across the night sky that we see as meteors.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Romina, the more rebellious of the two, had bleached streaks in her long, dark hair, which she would often leave uncovered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

One of the more remarkable streaks in the history of this nearly century-old racetrack is still alive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The backdrop is a brightening sky with flamelike streaks bursting from the sunrise.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Every visitor must exit through the Blood Room, a gruesomely immersive space whose walls are streaked, smeared, splattered and practically dripping with the red stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Will Jordan, his nation's all-time leading try-scorer, streaked off his wing on a superb line to dunk down over the line at the end of 32 draining phases.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

While these are in many respects traditional songs, this is music that hits you on a subliminal level, where a series of major traumas and minor victories fuse into a bleak worldview streaked with hope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Traces of frosting crusted his chin and gray paint streaked his sweatshirt, but overall he looked good.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

And he delivered sensationally, streaking away from the field in the backstroke and breaststroke legs before closing it out in the freestyle.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Then, holding the stick in her left hand, Murphy slid the puck across the ice to her streaking teammate, who promptly banged it into the back of the net.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Blue lights were streaking across the evening sky toward Olympus like tiny comets.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan




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