streak
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But the Reds/Generals would go on to lose their next 17,000 games, an unbroken streak of ignominy that continues to this day.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
A MarketWatch analysis of FactSet data showed the VIX hasn’t been this low amid a three-day losing streak for U.S. stocks since December.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The memory storage company’s shares are on a five-day winning streak and on track to make that six.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 73.86 points, or 0.28%, to 26729.16, snapping a three-session winning streak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Then a streak of darkness shot into the air like black lightning—as if pure night had torn through the daytime.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
The images they captured from different viewing angles brought out different features, including brighter and darker streaks fanning out around the crater.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
When the particles enter Earth's atmosphere at high speed, they heat the surrounding air and create brief streaks of light.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tiny particles of comet material enter the atmosphere at tremendous speed, heat up, and produce bright streaks across the sky.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Speaking of streaks, when Lionel Messi came off the bench to score in the group finale, it gave him goals in a record seven consecutive World Cup games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The backdrop is a brightening sky with flamelike streaks bursting from the sunrise.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Some supporters hurried to work still wearing Spain jerseys, while others had red and yellow face paint streaked across their cheeks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The outcome was never in doubt, but at the open-air rally to declare his victory, his new face could be seen streaked with tears.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
The top shatters just slightly under a knife, giving way to a plush, chocolate-saturated center streaked with melted pockets.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Choking, his face streaked with dirt and sweat, he clambered out of the ditch and ran blindly forward.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Then, holding the stick in her left hand, Murphy slid the puck across the ice to her streaking teammate, who promptly banged it into the back of the net.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
But Nix rolled right, and threw across his body to an uncovered Sutton streaking down the field for a touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2025
This picture was mostly dark, with just a few pale brownish rays of light streaking across.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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