straight
Example Sentences
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The company has been a net seller of stocks for 12 straight quarters.
Others will push on straight and bring in the outside edge.
From BBC
The article notes that the analysts are betting that “the U.S. stock market will rally in 2026 for a fourth straight year, marking the longest winning streak in nearly two decades.”
From Barron's
That movement has been powered by three straight years of double-digit gains for stocks.
Her team had made her point over the previous two hours, walloping the Nittany Lions on the way to a seventh straight victory.
From Los Angeles Times
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