straight
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Born in south-east London, the "loud, raw and strikingly honest" Newman - according to our music correspondent - exploded onto the scene last year when her debut single, Hairdresser, went straight into the top 20.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Ohtani was on a streak of three straight MVP seasons and working to return to the mound after what was expected to be a temporary shutdown around the All-Star break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Gold futures fell for a second straight session settling back under $4,000 as inflation worries kept up expectations for higher interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
It kept every statement, it charged interest straight through the shutdown, and it knows to the penny what your October cost.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
The willow trees that marked it ran in a straight line.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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
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
The prehistoric species also had a straighter snout and smaller tusks.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
He glares down at his hands, and he sits straighter, taller.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
It’s the straightest thing about me, how little I know about astrology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
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
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
Bright light also causes the pupil to contract, fostering a pinhole effect, which reduces distortion by limiting your eyes to the straightest and most focused light rays.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2022
She has the most perfect helmet hair and the straightest, whitest teeth I’ve ever seen.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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