straight
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That said, I think it’s too easy to draw a straight line between your respective backgrounds and your reactions to the $3 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
On Tuesday, 10 of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors finished in the green for a third straight session for the first time since December 2023, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
And for the second straight day, the Dodgers failed to score against the Braves’ opener or even run up his pitch count to get him out of the game early.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
They won that title—and those four straight Ohio State games—and they’re not giving them back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Having caught the attention of the concert crowd, Trey strode in a near straight line toward me, picnic blankets be damned, stumbling over the edge of the last one, shooting it a dirty look.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Showing greater consistency on the toss, not throwing the ball too far in front and keeping her wrist straighter have been MacMillan's pointers for a more reliable serve.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Martin Palafox, the second unit director on “Juiced” and one of the straighter shooters in “O.J. Unseen,” says, “I took the show because I needed to eat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
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
The pack makes me stand straighter, shoulders down, pulled back.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
From the Latin for "appropriate" or "straight," as if shaking muscles were the appropriate response, the straightest line the body has to shock.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
“That said, do not presume to change a word of what I say. If I seem to wander, if I seem to stray, remember that true stories seldom take the straightest way.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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