streak
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Any team can go on a hot streak at the right moment and ride the wave through October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Right fielder Kyle Tucker — who continued his recent hot streak with a single, two doubles and a home run on Thursday — is still on pace for the worst full season of his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
That Premiership-winning streak has been extended to 13 games following six straight victories to start the campaign, but concerns about performance level remain.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Over in the comedy categories, Hollywood satire Hacks is predicted by many to continue its hugely successful Emmys streak following its fifth and final season.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
But his boss had told him the strange story about the landing of German agents on Long Island and how the Coast Guard had run into a man with a streak of gray hair.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Closer to the crater rim, brighter streaks reveal fresher material that was excavated from greater depths underground.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
The images they captured from different viewing angles brought out different features, including brighter and darker streaks fanning out around the crater.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
“I’ve seen how our guys have responded to adversities and losing streaks, and so it’s not a panic situation,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
The tiny particles - roughly the size of a grain of sand - vaporise, creating visible streaks of light.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The woods here were not thick, but shadows drenched the high tree trunks and the sun broke through only in jagged streaks.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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With her iconic aviator sunglasses and long, blonde streaked hair - which she considered rebellious in the 1970s - Steinem was an internationally recognised activist in the fight for women's equality.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
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
On a deserted road not too far from the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, Satar Barsirini looked up at the sky, now streaked with jets and drones.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 2026
Valley’s face was splotchy and red and streaked with tears as she struggled against her dad.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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José Ramírez drove in five runs with three doubles and the streaking Guardians overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
As the first half wrapped, a streaking Balogun added a second goal to make it 3-0.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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
The star quarterback, Brian Denehy, wound up and threw a sixty-yarder to his favorite receiver, James “Hands” Down, who was streaking a fly pattern down the sideline.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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