strays

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“Too often, the U.S. strays from long-term economic priorities, while China can go too far and fail to acknowledge its mistakes until it is too late. There is a happy median in there somewhere.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

When our conversation strays into this territory, he turns blunt.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

District councillor Lau Chun-hoi said he still hoped more pets that survived, citing reports of strays.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

It is, in some ways, the most pernicious because it strays far afield from direct claims of military and political heroism to celebrate a scientist, a profession built around facts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Among Garden City's animals are two gray tomcats who are always together—thin, dirty strays with strange and clever habits.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote