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streak

[streek] / strik /




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Gold futures settled lower, snapping a three-session winning streak amid “several conflicting fundamental factors are shaping the market between support and pressure,” XS.com said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 22, 2026

Alaska is uniquely reliant on the federal government and has a large independent streak.

From Slate Sep. 21, 2026

But Harbaugh—who loves to parrot the phrase “Who’s got it better than us? Nobody!”—is known for his optimistic streak.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 21, 2026

However, owner Shahid Khan has shown a ruthless streak in the past when making managerial changes.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Or maybe it was more of that new dark streak.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

Romina, the more rebellious of the two, had bleached streaks in her long, dark hair, which she would often leave uncovered.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

One of the more remarkable streaks in the history of this nearly century-old racetrack is still alive.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

The darker streaks contain surface dust and rocks that have been altered over long periods by solar wind, galactic cosmic rays, and impacts from micrometeorites.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

After the third day and the streaks of open water had not appeared, a blizzard blew from the north and lasted for almost a week.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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

While these are in many respects traditional songs, this is music that hits you on a subliminal level, where a series of major traumas and minor victories fuse into a bleak worldview streaked with hope.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 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

But as the group stepped outside to head to another nearby venue, something unusual streaked across the night sky.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

By the end of the season it may have been streaked with mud and grass, but it was never striped.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Some of that algae has floated to the top and is streaking the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

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

One 2022 clip, taken in an undisclosed location in the Middle East, captures an oval-shaped object streaking left to right, which an accompanying report flagged as a "possible missile".

From BBC May 8, 2026

Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.

From Barron's Mar. 8, 2026

Bien controlled the ball, and tapped a pass to a streaking Idwar Dikori, who got the ball into the net.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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