straight

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After celebrating its first anniversary in November, “Queer Roast for the Straight Hosts” has successfully brought together a powerhouse of comedians, including Jenny Yang, Brendan Scannell, Liz Blanc, Guy Branum and Paige Gallagher, among others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Straight vertical expectations for memory-chip demand took a hit late last month when researchers at Alphabet subsidiary Google claimed they could “compress AI memory usage to one-sixth” with a new technology called TurboQuant.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Straight off the bat: “Is this gonna be a crash year or is everybody right to be all in?”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

There’s no question: Straight women — the same ones who turned Rachel Reid’s source novel into a bestselling sensation — helped explode “Heated Rivalry” into the indomitable sensation it has become.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

“Of course it wasn’t bad for you, Miss Straight As,” Teresa said good-naturedly, as she put her hand on top of the younger girl’s head.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly