straight
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Copernicus also said the world's oceans hit record-high temperatures for a second straight month in July, driven by marine heatwaves around Europe and a powerful El Nino taking shape in the Pacific.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Project manager Simon Ludlam told the Energy Revolution podcast the cable was originally "going to go straight through" the tribute, before fans began leaving his firm "hundreds of calls".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“Mainly, people want to see the Dodgers for three straight days at Dodger Stadium.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Meanwhile, same-store sales at Wendy’s have fallen for six straight quarters, with a 6.3% drop in the most recent period.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
I looked straight down and saw the banks of the frozen river.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
The finished bowl is bright enough to make you sit up a little straighter.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
I lifted several doors off their hinges in our house last month to refinish the hardware and hang them straighter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Officers "stood up faster and straighter when he entered a room" and Zhang "wasn't afraid to talk to foreigners", Thompson wrote in a Substack post about his encounter.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Officials said the girl appeared to be wearing a wig with darker and straighter hair than her natural hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
But he was sitting up straighter and kicking his heels.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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
He’s the straightest cat you will ever meet.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2023
To say Buckley took the straightest path to professional golf, though?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
“Manhattan Beach,” the 2017 historical novel that plays it straightest — her uncle loved it; “I have never heard from him about other books” — felt like a departure because it was so familiar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2022
It wasn’t the straightest way over to Verplancks Point, but Father went that way because it took us past our cousins’ place.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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