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stride

[strahyd] / straɪd /


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With each stride, I squirmed deeper into the Florsheims’ tapered toes in a vain effort to spare my chafing heels.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Perfect length, Kane not able to get a proper stride.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The strongest element of this book is the colorful cast of characters who stride and sometimes stumble through its pages.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The hurdle comes just as Compass seemed to be finding its stride.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

He was strangely suited to the tussle of lawmaking, calm inside the maelstrom, accustomed to being an outsider, taking defeats in his easy Hawaiian stride.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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