straight
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Manufacturing trade weakened in July, with sales falling 0.4% from a month earlier following five straight months of rising activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The brothers covered about 260 miles in a straight line over the course of eight months, but travelled nearly 10 times that overall while crossing through a broken-up landscape.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Monarchs have three straight wins, including at Sierra Canyon, since a 19-12 loss to Orange Lutheran.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“This is a good reminder that things don’t go up in a straight line.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
I just keep my eyes looking straight ahead.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
But then Mulaney rounded the curve with a tongue-in-cheek reference to the “Bluey” dad controversy and I sat up straighter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Martin Palafox, the second unit director on “Juiced” and one of the straighter shooters in “O.J. Unseen,” says, “I took the show because I needed to eat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Officers "stood up faster and straighter when he entered a room" and Zhang "wasn't afraid to talk to foreigners", Thompson wrote in a Substack post about his encounter.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Taking a deep breath, Celia sat up straighter.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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
He’s the straightest cat you will ever meet.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2023
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
She took her time selecting it: the best, the straightest, the most perfectly balanced.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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