straight
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A loose pass from Williams sent the ball straight into Australia's hands, allowing Austin to calmly extend the gap to 28-16 and her side kept the margin steady, resulting in a half-time score of 35-24.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Sparks fired general manager Raegan Pebley on July 12 following two straight wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Look for wavy lines on straight structures like iron beams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The recent hacks involving OpenAI and Anthropic agents gone rogue sound like they’re ripped straight from a paper about omnicide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Let me get this straight… you were going to send me into the Afterlife on the one night no one should go?”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The finished bowl is bright enough to make you sit up a little straighter.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 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
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
Then, standing a little straighter, the soldier began to speak.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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
He’s the straightest cat you will ever meet.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2023
“But it was very funny to pick the straightest bar in Dupont Circle for two men to go on a date.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
She has the most perfect helmet hair and the straightest, whitest teeth I’ve ever seen.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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