take (something) in stride
idiom
US
: to deal with (something difficult or upsetting) in a calm way
I thought she'd be upset, but she has taken the news in stride.
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Israel has been regularly bombing Syria since Mr. Assad’s ouster and has claimed fresh slivers of territory in the Golan Heights.
Israeli drones, warplanes, and explosions have become part of the Damascus that Syrians, for now, take in stride.
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
One thing the undrafted rookies could not take in stride was putting the game jersey on for the first time in the preseason opener two weeks ago.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
People living now in Putin’s old apartment complex take in stride the historic connection to a onetime nest of spies, and the notoriety that was to accrue to the onetime tenant.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Something that human drivers seem to usually take in stride can in fact be a daunting challenge for AI driving systems.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
Japanese investors appeared to take in stride the choice of former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to head the ruling Liberal Democrats and thus become the next prime minister.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, ajc, 30 Sep. 2021
That was just another thing for Mardjetko to take in stride.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021
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Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
One thing the undrafted rookies could not take in stride was putting the game jersey on for the first time in the preseason opener two weeks ago.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
People living now in Putin’s old apartment complex take in stride the historic connection to a onetime nest of spies, and the notoriety that was to accrue to the onetime tenant.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Something that human drivers seem to usually take in stride can in fact be a daunting challenge for AI driving systems.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
Japanese investors appeared to take in stride the choice of former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to head the ruling Liberal Democrats and thus become the next prime minister.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, ajc, 30 Sep. 2021
That was just another thing for Mardjetko to take in stride.
—Steve Millar, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021
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“Take (something) in stride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20%28something%29%20in%20stride. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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