straight
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And every now and again there’s a headline denouncing guys with cats, such as a recent New York Times dating column that advised straight men to “hide your cats.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I don’t know whether or not the actors realised — we never discussed it,” Verhoeven said of playing his propaganda relentlessly straight.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives," Coxon said on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Red Bull driver is renowned for his straight talking but now, as he discusses his 2026 season so far in an exclusive interview with BBC Sport, he is at his most uncompromising.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
She was short and pretty and blonde and looking straight into the camera.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
"There are certain judges who, if they're on the case, you kind of stand up a little bit straighter," said Edelson.
From BBC ● May 6, 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
Vonn went straighter than anyone else at the Panorama turn and it paid off.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Officials said the girl appeared to be wearing a wig with darker and straighter hair than her natural hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
He uncurled himself slowly and sat up a little straighter.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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
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
“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
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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