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strictly

[strikt-lee] / ˈstrɪkt li /
ADVERB
rigidly
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"There is, however, one stage I've never stepped onto and that is the ballroom floor. I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining Strictly and can't wait to get started."

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

"But I've had so many friends do Strictly, and I thought it was about time that I pluck up the courage and made my way on to the dance floor."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

While the dancer has been obliged to spend some time away from the hit BBC One show due to her health, she believes Strictly, and dancing, helped save her life.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has said learning about her great-grandmother's death from breast cancer at the age of 39 has made her "even more grateful for the NHS" after her own surgery and recovery.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Strictly speaking, Galileo knew Harriot existed, as he had read William Gilbert’s On the Magnet, in which Harriot is mentioned in passing, and described as ‘most scholarly’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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