straddling
Example Sentences
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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
Tinubu said in his statement that al-Minuki, also known as Abu-Mainok, was slain along with his lieutenants, "on his compound in the Lake Chad Basin", a restive region straddling Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
From Barron's ● May 16, 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
But we see workers, for instance, straddling beams in Tomorrowland with no support, making it clear this was an era with fewer regulations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
The barrel had to be carried on a specially made car consisting of a steel cradle straddling two extra-long flatcars.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
