straddle
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Instead, Krishna believed his customers would jump at being able to straddle the two worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
KAWS’ body of work spans more than 25 years and includes painting, sculpture and design that straddle fine art and global culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“For now, EssilorLuxottica could well straddle the best of both worlds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
If the straddle is bought, then we would roll the calls up to the 85 strike if BNS trades at $85.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
He landed on a log and managed to straddle it, staying on top.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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The lab sat on an acre of land in a forest that straddles the border of Abidagba and Iroto villages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The park and its surrounds are known as the Amboseli ecosystem, a vast area that straddles the border with Tanzania, which is famous for its wildlife.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Tahoe straddles California and Nevada, plus several local counties and towns, often with differing guidelines on something as basic as stowing garbage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
RaiNao’s music straddles the mystical and the commercial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
Enrique straddles a broom, pretending it’s a donkey, trotting around the muddy yard.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Their answer was to promote a polyglot society that straddled the line between Western and Muslim sensibilities, while promising wealth, efficiency and stability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
The German was the only skier to finish within one second of Shiffrin but she straddled the first gate on her second run to put herself out of medal contention.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
The defending Olympic champion duly followed team orders to attack, but it didn't last long as he straddled a gate high up the course.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
It straddled a small, swift-moving river spanned by a little stone bridge.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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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
Until 2021, players were honoured for performances over a calendar year, straddling two different seasons.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
The biggest worry was that Iran would close the critical Strait of Hormuz, a narrow body of water straddling the country’s southern coast.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
As someone straddling languages and latitudes, Moura believes that international actors with career aspirations in the U.S. often try to assimilate, diluting themselves in the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Years later their own eyes would glaze as they cupped their chins in remembrance of the inchworm smiles, the squatting haunches, the track-rail legs straddling broken chairs.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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