stride

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Neither the city nor the theater are the stuff of a young woman’s dreams, but Stella takes tragedy and poverty in stride as she aims—mostly inaccurately—for stardom on the boards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Following in her famous sister’s footsteps as Jessica Simpson’s newlyweds reality show with then-husband Nick Lachey was hitting its stride, she had just released what would become the year’s top-selling album by a female singer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

He could stride forward and it's so hard to keep up with him.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The Oscar for best short action film was announced by comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani, who took the curveball in his stride.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Celia lengthens her stride, so I do, too, and up we go, picking up our pace instead of slowing down.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison