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[strahyd] / straɪd /


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Since she was raised to be a good soldier, she took it all in stride.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

When there are unknowns about how an industry will metabolize certain technological changes, they want to hire someone who bounces back from mistakes and takes setbacks in stride.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Before the outbreak, Taco Bell had found its stride — and analysts say its operational advantages could carry it through the rough patch.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

"Jenitar has taken everything in her stride from day one... she has somehow dodged every complication and risk for both herself and her babies," Bendall said.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

He took a long stride with his free foot, and his anchored leg stretched in that rubbery way of his.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

She told broadcaster ABC the sport had made strides in dealing with issues like sexism and racism in recent years, but added:

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

As a result, their strides were shorter, and their walking speeds were slower.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

“He’s made tremendous strides this offseason. He’s going to get turned loose.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Kerr's explosion of joy after he crossed the line and swaddled himself in a Saltire - having conducted the crowd during his final few strides - made that clear.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

I broke into a clumsy run to keep up with the strides of the silent woman beside me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Traore has remained cool, calm and collected throughout his journey, even when he strode on to the NFL Draft stage.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Fast forward to Monday, when Son strode out of a black Mercedes at the Élysée Palace to be fêted by Emmanuel Macron—the fourth world leader to publicly host him in the past two years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Will Smith crouched, his left knee on the ground and his mitt grazing the dirt as his Team USA teammate, Mason Miller, strode towards the plate.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

After summoning the White House press pool, Trump strode to a podium bearing the presidential seal and, unprompted, declared that the “lies” linking her to Jeffrey Epstein had to end.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

A spotlight brightened on a podium as a tall man in a blue suit strode onto the stage.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

And it is into this perceived vacuum that Andy Burnham has stridden, again, to the intense irritation of Downing Street and plenty of Labour MPs.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2025

He had stridden through the deep woods with no thought of danger; he concentrated only on finding the pair that he had seen so close to death.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

For just then I nearly jumped out of my chair on hearing the major’s voice asking for Captain Brace, and the next moment he had stridden into the room.

From Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East by William Heysham Overend

Page 174 Roscoe Bent had thrown his chair back and without so much as excusing himself had stridden over to the bay window, where he stood holding the curtain aside and looking out.

From Tom Slade with the Colors by Thomas Clarity

A few minutes later Mr. Jeffries had gathered up his papers and had stridden past Evie Soames as if he had been unaware of her existence.

From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions

Its red-white-and-blue website shows the Statue of Liberty and a person wearing a cowboy hat striding with a partner through amber waves of grain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Then he spots Argentine rapper Trueno striding across the stadium floor, and rushes over for a hug.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

One imagines not the ghost of Cathy or Heathcliff, but a trio of women, very much alive and striding through the heather, their minds alight with the stories they would tell, set among similar terrain.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

It will be Vance striding toward planes in photographs and Vance standing behind podiums to explain why negotiations aren’t working.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2026

The next day he was down at the wharf, watching the loading of the Henry, when he saw Captain Gibaut striding toward him.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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