stride
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On the surface, higher-education institutions, especially the nation’s most selective ones, are taking the dip in computer-science enrollment in stride.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Without the influential Tara Jane Stanley through concussion, they were odds against but with Wigan unable to get into their free-flowing stride, York's superb determination saw them over the line.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Then Stafford hit him in stride for a 64-yard monster gain on the Rams’ third drive, which set up Kyren Williams’ 10-yard touchdown reception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Not only was Harbaugh hitting his stride in Los Angeles, he had also brought in former Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, regarded as one of the game’s savviest tacticians, as his new offensive coordinator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Mighty Ducks seemed to take their loss in stride, but what if they hadn’t?
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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"But when I met my oncologist I realised how ignorant I was and what gargantuan strides medicine has made recently."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
OpenAI seems to be making financial strides, and that’s been seen as good news for Oracle and other artificial-intelligence stocks on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
"We've made great strides, very positive for both countries," Trump told reporters as he had tea with Xi at the White House on Friday before the archives trip.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Chinese carmakers logged strong growth in European sales once again last month, making strides in winning over drivers on the continent as domestic rivals struggle to remain competitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She crossed the space between them in a matter of strides to kneel beside him.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Roberts strode from the dugout to pull him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
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
“It’s embarrassing if you don’t come with one,” Kirsty Downes, 35, said as several other Pitbull lookalikes strode through Hyde Park on the way to the show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
When Graham Potter strode out to Sweden training last week donning a Stetson, it was a bit of fun to get into the World Cup mood as they prepared for the tournament in Texas.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Then Danny watched as Father Finnegan strode past the car and to the row of garbage cans.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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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
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And Oliver, with "I don't think he'll keep me long, mother; I suppose you'll still be here when I come back?" had stridden off with a certain reluctance towards the house.
From Love and hatred by Marie Belloc Lowndes
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
Then, half-mad with grief, the old man had flung the reins across the steaming beast, and without a word of explanation had stridden away in the direction of Sallertaine.
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Ren? Bazin
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
Remember at the beginning of his captaincy, it was Stokes who was striding to the middle, running down the pitch and clothing catches to mid-off.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
As we neared, Frankie narrowed his eyes and said something to the man, before striding forward to meet us.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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