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Before the outbreak, Taco Bell had found its stride — and analysts say its operational advantages could carry it through the rough patch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Daily Express political correspondent Aaron Newbury said the technician appears to have taken the attention in stride.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

But Bellingham appears to be taking it all in his stride.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Second baseman Alex Freeland tried to hit Rojas in stride with his throw and was charged with an error when it got away and the go-ahead run scored.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

While she didn’t care much for the Night Zoo’s shows, Jabir took them in stride, a natural performer.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Improvements followed, with sixth and fourth in the next two campaigns signalling strides in the right direction, but finishing 10th last season was another big blow.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

While the “Heartstopper” team expected the series to resonate with younger audiences, they have been particularly moved by the reactions of older queer viewers, who have marveled at the strides in LGBTQ+ representation onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Building on the creative strides of “Hackney Diamonds,” their 24th studio effort, “Foreign Tongues” oozes with soulful R&B and high-octane rock.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

French captures that sense of urgency in his figure who strides forward, musket in hand, roused to action by something perceived in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

He took great strides, creating a slight wind in his wake, his left arm swinging high with his left leg, his right with his right, in an unusual cadence.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Outreach workers with ID lanyards strode through the trash-strewn landscape like lifeguards working against endless tides of fresh emergencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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

On Friday, he strode into the Mar-a-Lago ballroom to cheers of “U.S.A.” from local Republicans gathered for a $1,200 per-person fundraising gala.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Guardiola strode on to the pitch after the match and blew kisses in the direction of his family in the stands.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

Just then, another person pushed open the library doors and strode inside, his eyes scanning the space until he found me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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

Quick as lightning, the Wondersmith had stridden a few paces, and grasped the poor cripple, who was yet quivering with the departing thunder of his passion.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 by Various

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

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

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 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

Co-written by actual opera singer Vesna Aćimović, it's all about women breaking free of gender stereotypes and striding towards a new dawn.

From BBC ● May 8, 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

Known as the Klaebo stride, or Klæbo-klyvet in Norwegian, it’s a running style used on steep uphills where he essentially sprints on his skis, leaving competitors who use traditional diagonal striding behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

But instead of striding out alongside Khawaja he padded up with Marnus Labuschange in the first innings then Head, promoted from number five in the order, in the second.

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

“Maybe not,” said the Prime Minister, standing up and striding about the room, “but I would have put all my efforts into catching the blackmailer before he committed any such atrocity!”

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