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[streek] / strik /




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The Rams, who opened the season as the Super Bowl favorite, will arrive in Las Vegas for Sunday’s game against the Raiders with a 2-4 record and a two-game losing streak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Gold settled 0.2% higher, snapping a two-session losing streak, while silver fell 0.5%, down two of the past three sessions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The chip sector’s worst losing streak in more than 20 years could finally come to an end Monday as the AI selloff looks to be at least on pause.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

England's 41-match unbeaten streak ended in dramatic fashion as Shoshanah Seumanutafa's late try handed Canada a thrilling 24-21 victory in Toronto.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

From the far side of the ceiling near the dome, a streak of light flashes.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

And amid the doomsaying, streaks of contrarian optimism are starting to emerge.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

He may not feel comfortable saying this, but I’m feeling comfortable saying it’s one of the most amazing streaks, not only in the history of the Dodgers, but in the history of sports.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

As tiny particles from the comet enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speed, they heat up and produce streaks of light across the night sky that we see as meteors.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

By the end, I was dragging pieces of focaccia through the last orange streaks left in the pan.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

“He walked up slowly,” remembered Buzz, “filthy in ash, arms and shirt caked gray. We were all gray—Adam with streaks down his cheeks where tears had run and dried.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Stefano Utoikamanu streaked through after Isaiya Katoa's superb inside pass cut out George Williams and Kai Pearce-Paul, to the delight of the massed Tongan fans in Perth.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Every visitor must exit through the Blood Room, a gruesomely immersive space whose walls are streaked, smeared, splattered and practically dripping with the red stuff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Sweaty, exhausted and streaked in grass stains, the families gathered in the common room for the deciding match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

A meteor streaked across the New York City area in broad daylight on July 16, 2024, producing a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

It was a massive pile of silver and gold paper; ribbons streaked the pile with bands of deep color.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Three plays later, he found sophomore wideout Tanook Hines streaking across the end zone, uncovered, and hit him for an opening score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

And he delivered sensationally, streaking away from the field in the backstroke and breaststroke legs before closing it out in the freestyle.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

As the first half wrapped, a streaking Balogun added a second goal to make it 3-0.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Every night around the world, thousands of automated sky cameras watch for flashes of light streaking across the atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

Because later, when we're down by the pond and the first of the rockets is streaking up, up, up, Freak is making a fuss because he can't see.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick


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