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[strahyd] / straɪd /


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Yields of 5% may be taken in stride, but hitting 5.5% or 6% on the 10-year note would be more concerning, Sockin said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

She is a different personality to Sabalenka, who held the position for the past 99 weeks, but Croft believes she will "take it in her stride".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

But the Golden Bears wouldn’t find the end zone again, as UCLA’s defense forced turnovers and its offense hit its stride in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Dean “had found this flow as a performer, unleashed herself. To see your friend and business partner hit their stride after years of work was really special.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

“I am going to request that a message be delivered to Queen Victoria,” she explained, without breaking her stride.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

But by making strides in integrating agency, belonging and cause into your life, you pave the way for a smooth transition.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Overall, though, Hayden said in an interview, the company has made big strides.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

One thing was obvious: award show producers took great strides to prevent that type of off-the-cuff moment involving comedians from ever happening again.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Like Still, Hart could be in for third-year strides after a solid camp.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Two gray-clad figures were running across the Night Zoos grounds amid the chaos, one glancing over her shoulder every few strides.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

At Hampton Court Palace, head gardener Graham Dillamore strode across the burnt beige grass in the spectacular formal gardens southwest of London, laid out in the 17th century.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Savannah crossed town to the University of Arizona, her alma mater, and strode the quad in sunglasses and a sundress, trailed by the marching band playing the school’s fight song, “Bear Down, Arizona.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Will Smith crouched, his left knee on the ground and his mitt grazing the dirt as his Team USA teammate, Mason Miller, strode towards the plate.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

After summoning the White House press pool, Trump strode to a podium bearing the presidential seal and, unprompted, declared that the “lies” linking her to Jeffrey Epstein had to end.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

A bird hanging on a grass stem released a happy trill, and Sigurd whipped around completely, bear cloak flapping behind him, as he strode toward them.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

And it is into this perceived vacuum that Andy Burnham has stridden, again, to the intense irritation of Downing Street and plenty of Labour MPs.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2025

He had stridden through the deep woods with no thought of danger; he concentrated only on finding the pair that he had seen so close to death.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

The larger quarter deck on to which Sir George Grey had stridden, much needed cleaning up.

From The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by James Milne

He had never scrupled to thrust from his path whoever or whatever stood in his way, and had stridden on without a backward glance.

From The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton

He broke off, and hurried after Mirandolet who had stridden ahead.

From The Orange-Yellow Diamond by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher

Its red-white-and-blue website shows the Statue of Liberty and a person wearing a cowboy hat striding with a partner through amber waves of grain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

One imagines not the ghost of Cathy or Heathcliff, but a trio of women, very much alive and striding through the heather, their minds alight with the stories they would tell, set among similar terrain.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

It will be Vance striding toward planes in photographs and Vance standing behind podiums to explain why negotiations aren’t working.

From Salon Apr. 27, 2026

Other photos from the parade showed Ju Ae striding a red carpet next to her father as he received salutes from North Korea's military top brass.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

“It’s pathetic,” said Hermione furiously, striding away from Ron as far as she could go and turning to face him with her arms folded once she had reached the wall.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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