straddle
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Instead, Krishna believed his customers would jump at being able to straddle the two worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
KAWS’ body of work spans more than 25 years and includes painting, sculpture and design that straddle fine art and global culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Needed: The most we would pay for that near-term straddle, with the price of the straddle expressed as a percentage of the underlying stock price.
From MarketWatch ● May 14, 2026
“I think that the real success in our business over the next 10 years will be the ability to straddle both of these worlds,” said Pepper, who helped develop Mason’s series.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
She tried to imagine, what it would feel like, to straddle a dragon's neck and soar high in the air.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The park and its surrounds are known as the Amboseli ecosystem, a vast area that straddles the border with Tanzania, which is famous for its wildlife.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Mount Everest straddles the border between Nepal and China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
For the stocks listed in this table, that would mean buying the straddles expiring on June 12, or the next nearest date if that expiration date not exist for a particular stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Enrique straddles a broom, pretending it’s a donkey, trotting around the muddy yard.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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As Neil Simpson straddled a gate at the start of his slalom run on Sunday, it perhaps summed up just how tricky these Winter Paralympics have been for Great Britain.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Their answer was to promote a polyglot society that straddled the line between Western and Muslim sensibilities, while promising wealth, efficiency and stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The defending Olympic champion duly followed team orders to attack, but it didn't last long as he straddled a gate high up the course.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
A year after the fire, my mind whirls between nostalgia and today’s reality, where I’ve straddled the roles of reporter and heartbroken Altadenan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
Benjen Stark straddled the bench with long legs and took the wine cup out of Jon's hand.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in 2023 ordered a 43-metre-tall golden statue of himself straddling an Akhal-Teke in a pose reminiscent of Napoleon Bonaparte.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
In the early period of running the club, Arsenal found themselves - in Kroenke's own words - "straddling strategies" as they chased Champions League qualification and trophies.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Mary Bronstein’s movie defies genres, straddling domestic drama, thriller and comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Instead of hand-wringing about all of the doom and gloom like so many other filmmakers, Anderson lets the viewer have some fun, deftly straddling the line between bleak and downright silly.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2025
He was straddling his bike out on the sidewalk.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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