straight
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In August, the former world number one won his third straight LIV season title.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
S4 Capital’s Monks says it’s letting some AI agents work for 36 to 48 hours straight without anybody watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
On Tuesday, 10 of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors finished in the green for a third straight session for the first time since December 2023, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Braves left-hander Ray Kerr, who excelled as a long reliever down the stretch, served as the opener in their second straight bullpen game and third of the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
I glanced from Karel to Nollie— but no, he was looking straight at me.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Martin Palafox, the second unit director on “Juiced” and one of the straighter shooters in “O.J. Unseen,” says, “I took the show because I needed to eat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I pushed my shoulders back, stood up a little straighter and instead said:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"There are certain judges who, if they're on the case, you kind of stand up a little bit straighter," said Edelson.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Vonn went straighter than anyone else at the Panorama turn and it paid off.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
Allys sits up straighter, and her words come fast and clipped.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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
Curly, played by Sean Grandillo with the guitar-slinging aplomb of a country-and-western recording star, has the straightest of hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
From the Latin for "appropriate" or "straight," as if shaking muscles were the appropriate response, the straightest line the body has to shock.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2022
And the handsomest, with the darkest black hair and straightest black eyebrows.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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