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straddle

[strad-l] / ˈstræd l /
VERB
bestride
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VERB
sit or stand on both sides
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If England want another player who can straddle the No. 9 and No. 10 positions simultaneously, then Bellingham could be their best fit.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A tunnel links the SpaceX and Boring properties, which straddle a public road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lake Ontario is the smallest by surface area of the five Great Lakes, which straddle the border between the United States and Canada.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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

The tower is to fill the West Hollywood portion of the former Cemex Hollywood Concrete Plant site, which straddles the city border with Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Bureau of Reclamation announced in April moves to boost water levels of Lake Powell, which straddles the border of Arizona and Utah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

For the stocks listed in this table, that would mean buying the straddles expiring on Aug. 14, or the next nearest date if that expiration date not exist for a particular stock.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

It is a vast area known as the Amboseli ecosystem, which straddles the border near Tanzania where more than 2,000 elephants move along in search of food and water.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Edna straddles her flashy bike, obviously waiting to park in the spot that I’m blocking.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

At Politico, his responsibilities have straddled both editorial and business development, including expanding Politico’s brand presence and journalism at global conferences on security and energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 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

Their current run of 11 straight wins matches a streak put together by England that straddled 2000 and 2001.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025

I stood under it, remembered all the times we’d climbed it, straddled its branches, our legs swinging, dappled sunlight flickering through the leaves and casting on our faces a mosaic of light and shadow.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

In fact, some of America’s long-standing allies have already started straddling.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Volvo Cars, a Swedish carmaker owned by a Chinese company that has a factory and material sales in the U.S., is no stranger to straddling geopolitical divides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Tinubu said in his statement that al-Minuki, also known as Abu-Mainok, was slain along with his lieutenants, "on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin", a restive region straddling Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

Until 2021, players were honoured for performances over a calendar year, straddling two different seasons.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

All this occupied what had been the royal palace before the current queen’s grandfather built a finer one straddling the Eder and gifted this one to the Scholars’ Guild.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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