stroked
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She turned on a heart-shaped computer light, stroked back her long hair and unmuted herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Michael Phelps crawl stroked away from his first retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Alice Capsey stroked 40 and Heather Knight 25 but most impressive was a barnstorming unbroken partnership of 61 from just 21 balls from Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
She said while he was "not a good sleeper" he quickly went back to sleep by having his head stroked.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
I stroked the petals of the white roses and wondered if this was what I was meant to do with mine.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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