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Recent Examples of bestride
In a streaming world, where more than half of American homes no longer have a cable subscription, there is no way for a president to rhetorically bestride the narrow world like a Colossus.
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 July 2023
Russian mercenaries with the same shadowy Wagner Group now fighting in Ukraine bestride the Central African Republic, a country rich in gold and diamonds.
—Roger Cohen Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds.
—Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 July 2023
Russian mercenaries with the same shadowy Wagner Group now fighting in Ukraine bestride the Central African Republic, a country rich in gold and diamonds.
—Roger Cohen Mauricio Lima, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2022
His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022
With the new Gilded Age now fully in swing, we are ruled by a class of philosopher kings who bestride the business and political worlds.
—Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bestride
straddle
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The Future Belongs to Technically Fluent, Strategically Centered Leaders As AI, automation, and digital infrastructure redefine every sector, the future of leadership belongs to those who can straddle the line between strategy and systems.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Food bank shortages caused by high demand and cuts to federal aid programs have some residents of a small community that straddles Idaho and Nevada growing their own food to get by.—
Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Bestride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestride. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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