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straddling

ADJECTIVE
astride
Synonyms




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It will make Centalion a major player in the Haynesville basin, a prolific gas patch straddling Texas and Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in 2023 ordered a 43-metre-tall golden statue of himself straddling an Akhal-Teke in a pose reminiscent of Napoleon Bonaparte.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

In the early period of running the club, Arsenal found themselves - in Kroenke's own words - "straddling strategies" as they chased Champions League qualification and trophies.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

This places the stocks into three baskets, with 33% in the value group, 33% in the growth group and 34% straddling both value and growth.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

They leaned their heads together and tried to make themselves a two-headed reindeer with the headband straddling them both.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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