stride

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But security, he told me, had taken it in their stride.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But they hit their stride with 2022’s “The Death of Peace of Mind,” which melded a Weeknd-worthy R&B falsetto with rotted, churning guitars and tasteful electronics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

She said: "Harvey did amazingly at the filming, I'm so proud of him. There were four cameras on him but he took it all in his stride."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But U.S. stock futures indicate investors will take it in stride for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A long stride measured the schoolroom, and presently beside Miss Temple, who herself had risen, stood the same black column which had frowned on me so ominously from the hearthrug of Gateshead.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë