straight
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The rejection means the Gauchos will be ineligible for this season’s football playoffs for a second straight year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
“This is the double-dog daring you. This is straight schoolyard,” said Reinhart, chief economist at BNY Investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Jacob Coxon posted on social media: "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives."
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
And its worst performances have been less bad than the worst performances of the straight stock-and-bond fund.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
She can let it air dry and wear it wavy, or she can give it a quick blowout and then it’s straight and smooth all day.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
"There are certain judges who, if they're on the case, you kind of stand up a little bit straighter," said Edelson.
From BBC ● May 6, 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
“In the photo, Melodee is wearing a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up and what appears to be a wig that is darker and straighter than her natural hair,” the office said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2025
Eddie sits up straighter and then waves her hand in the air.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
To say Buckley took the straightest path to professional golf, though?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
First off, I picked out the straightest nail I could find and fixed that sign up right.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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