straight
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From a straight stock-price perspective, once the shine started to fade on Beyond Meat, it was shareholders that paid the price for the fundamental problems.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Struggling to follow the rules as they were presented to us: work hard, fly straight, die on the beach with a daiquiri in hand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Harriet Dart and Jodie Burrage won their doubles rubber in straight sets to send Great Britain through to September's Billie Jean King Cup finals with an impressive 3-0 win against Australia.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Notes: Lakers backup center Jaxson Hayes missed his third straight game with left foot soreness, but he has been making progress.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
I looked straight down and saw the banks of the frozen river.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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