streak
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Gold futures snapped a three-session losing streak as Treasury yields eased.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Erling Haaland announced himself with 36 goals in 35 top-flight games but arrived in the middle of City's four-year title-winning streak.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
At first glance, Markey’s win would seem to break a recent streak of older incumbents falling to more youthful candidates.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
That streak ended with a double up the left-field line from Eduardo Valencia, who turned on an inside slider to lead off the fifth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
A streak of slime smeared across his lip as he swiped and pinched and dug just enough for it to count as a dig, but not enough for it to count as diggin'.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
At age 82, Steinem looked as she had always looked, only older: tinted aviator glasses, leather jacket, long hair parted down the middle with two lightened streaks at the front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Closer to the crater rim, brighter streaks reveal fresher material that was excavated from greater depths underground.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
The meat was stringy and gray with little streaks of pink in it, and it reeked like roadkill.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Sweaty, exhausted and streaked in grass stains, the families gathered in the common room for the deciding match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
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
Jam watched as it stepped in and pulled her with a feathered arm, placing her body against its streaked fur.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
José Ramírez drove in five runs with three doubles and the streaking Guardians overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Angels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
As the first half wrapped, a streaking Balogun added a second goal to make it 3-0.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 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
Palestinians in east Jerusalem regularly film rockets streaking through the sky from their rooftops.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
The sunlight at this hour cast everything in streaking bronze, making it all picture worthy.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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