straight
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Earlier this month, key members of the OPEC+ alliance agreed to keep output stable in October after six straight monthly increases, as they review members’ production capacity baselines to determine future quotas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"I didn't look straight at her. Her daddy did," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
“They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.”
From Slate ● 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
Really, more than that, and sometimes with repeaters who couldn’t get their lives straight.
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
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
Vonn went straighter than anyone else at the Panorama turn and it paid off.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 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
Valley narrowed her eyes at her but sat up a little straighter, at least.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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
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
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 had horn-rimmed glasses and was convinced they made her ugly, even though she had a long neck and the straightest, smoothest hair I’d ever seen.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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