strokes
Example Sentences
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For decades, doctors barely understood why people suffered sudden heart attacks and strokes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
If “Crew Girl” is formulaic in its broad strokes, nice details are worked in among them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
When the opportunity arose, the left-hander scored with handsome strokes through the off side.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mladic died last week after suffering several strokes while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s war in Bosnia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
We swam in side by side, our strokes evenly matched.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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