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stray

[strey] / streɪ /
ADJECTIVE
abandoned, wandering
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"The name seemed fitting because the posture of the fossil's chelae strongly resembles the group's trademark pose. Stray Kids, I should add, is the favorite band of one of the paper's authors, Fenja Haug."

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"Stray Kids: The Dominate Experience," a concert film for the K-pop boy band Stray Kids filmed at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, opened in fourth place at $5.6 million.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The industry has fragmented and become even more competitive during their absence, with acts like Stray Kids, Twice, NewJeans and Cortis pushing the genre in new directions.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

For comparison’s sake, Ateez and Twice both hit No. 1 last year with albums that earned less than 7 million total streams, and Stray Kids topped the chart in November with less than 14 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

Stray bits of nest hung in the air and settled on the superintendent’s bald dome.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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