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streak

[streek] / strik /




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SpaceX stock is on the cusp on ending a four-week losing streak.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

I lost my perfect streak once because I didn’t get to it in time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

The meteors appear to come from this part of the sky, but they can streak across almost any direction, so viewers should scan a wide area overhead.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Apple meanwhile extended its losing streak to a fourth session.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

There’s a jagged streak of black, burnt wood and ash-filled land.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

That kept alive a couple of streaks: Brazil has made it to the round of 16 in every World Cup since 1966, while Japan has yet to win an elimination game.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 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

Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 broke five-session losing streaks, with the broad benchmark rising 1.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

The meat was stringy and gray with little streaks of pink in it, and it reeked like roadkill.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Ward sat seventh after the floor exercise, but streaked into the lead after a splendid performance on the pommel - routinely his strongest event.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Trump stood to attention as the "Star Spangled Banner" played and even attempted a greeting in Turkish -- before Turkish fighter jets streaked overhead trailing red, white and blue smoke.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 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

Then the flock moved on, and the ice around Patience Camp was streaked with blood and red penguin guano.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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

She placed the flesh in his mouth, her fingers streaking dark red over his lips, and she marked his cheeks as well with crimson slashes.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo




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