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straight

adjective as in orderly

adjective as in unmixed

adjective as in conventional, square

adverb as in honestly

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You get to a point where you’re like this is all a bunch of straight white guys.

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Return trips by automobile to the U.S. were down a ninth straight month, falling a steep 34.8%.

It's unclear why Robbie is holding off on sharing Britpop until February, but Taylor's latest album soared straight to number one on the Official Album Chart.

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Michigan, meanwhile, has won three straight and, with a win over USC, could enter the College Football Playoff conversation.

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But, crucially, it’s important to recognize that the Nasdaq’s surge in late 1999 through to its peak did not occur in a straight line.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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