straight
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If the story of vitamin C and cancer teaches us anything, it is that science rarely moves in straight lines.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Shortly after moving in, with his family out of town, the coach said he hunkered down for five straight days in the facility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Now, a growing share are uploading those lab reports straight into AI chatbots, leaving doctors to contend with a powerful new version of “Dr. Google.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"I feel Amazon is a lot easier because it gets delivered straight to your door with Prime," said Emily, 22, adding that she only used Argos to buy appliances, not "day to day" items.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Instead, he put back his ears and raced straight for Torak.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The “new” Ridge Route, with its straighter and wider lanes, was called the Alternate when it opened in October 1933.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 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
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
Matthew Murdock returns to us on a straighter path, choosing his daylight identity as a lawyer over his secret vigilante life.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2025
He stood a little straighter with hands on hips.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
The Second City-trained Chicagoan is up for his first Emmy, though, as the straightest shooter in the wackazoid cast of “Fargo’s” fifth season: North Dakota state trooper Witt Farr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
It wasn’t the straightest path and there were times when Crawford and the Mariners wondered if he’d ever grow into all that was expected.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
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
It wasn’t the straightest way over to Verplancks Point, but Father went that way because it took us past our cousins’ place.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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