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[streek] / strik /




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Likely out of reach is the MLB record for consecutive games without an error at any position, held by outfielder Robbie Grossman at 440 games, a streak that ended in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Also notable in the latest Berkshire earnings was that the company bought more equity than it sold after a 14-quarter streak of doing the opposite.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

SpaceX is on pace to snap a four-week losing streak.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

But Jaissle has also shown the first sign of a ruthless streak.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

And just beyond that, he could see the ocean itself—a long thin streak of blackish-blue, like a line of ink, beneath the rim of the sky.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

When the particles enter Earth's atmosphere at high speed, they heat the surrounding air and create brief streaks of light.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Tiny particles of comet material enter the atmosphere at tremendous speed, heat up, and produce bright streaks across the sky.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

The tiny particles - roughly the size of a grain of sand - vaporise, creating visible streaks of light.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Speaking of streaks, when Lionel Messi came off the bench to score in the group finale, it gave him goals in a record seven consecutive World Cup games.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The thunder was closer, and now she actually saw streaks of lightning.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

In many ways, the scene was set in the build-up to the game as lightning streaked across the sky on a rainy evening in Mexico, with the weather delaying kick-off by an hour.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The top shatters just slightly under a knife, giving way to a plush, chocolate-saturated center streaked with melted pockets.

From Salon Apr. 28, 2026

Thousands of stranded tourists are scrambling to evacuate on the few flights that are going out after smoke from blazing luxury hotels and other damaged sites streaked the glitzy Dubai skyline.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

The sky was streaked with pinks and lavenders as the sun set, but the sight didn’t cheer me.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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

Though he yielded only one hit, the recently streaking right-hander fell back into a bad habit of being “too fine,” as manager Dave Roberts described it, with his command.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

Full of fresh determination, he urged his broom through the turbulent air, staring in every direction for the Snitch, avoiding a Bludger, ducking beneath Diggory, who was streaking in the opposite direction....

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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