straight
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Ziaire Williams missed his second straight game with left foot soreness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
One of Holman’s best players, Moe Goldman, went straight from City College to the Philadelphia SPHAs, a professional team named for the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
"France is not heading toward a crisis. But if we fail to achieve the turnaround outlined in the budget, we are headed straight for a wall."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
In isolation, Markram's drive off Mitchell Starc straight into the hands of mid-off for one appeared the most egregious.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
I did not understand at that time that you should feed the dogs straight raw meat and fat.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Showing greater consistency on the toss, not throwing the ball too far in front and keeping her wrist straighter have been MacMillan's pointers for a more reliable serve.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The finished bowl is bright enough to make you sit up a little straighter.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“She’s Captain America,” Bowe said, puffing out her chest and sitting up straighter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
I lifted several doors off their hinges in our house last month to refinish the hardware and hang them straighter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Old William Tell himself couldn’t have shot any straighter than I did.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
England's plan to Gill was clear after his success at Headingley: their lines were the straightest they have bowled at a batter in 16 years as the pace bowlers targeted the pads.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Never the straightest driver, Walker has so far kept his ball in play at tight, tree-lined Harbour Town and made enough putts to move in front.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
From the Latin for "appropriate" or "straight," as if shaking muscles were the appropriate response, the straightest line the body has to shock.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
“Manhattan Beach,” the 2017 historical novel that plays it straightest — her uncle loved it; “I have never heard from him about other books” — felt like a departure because it was so familiar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2022
They went back and cut the straightest branch they could find from one of the trees.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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