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Recent Examples of streakingWhen Earth crosses paths with this point of a comet’s orbit, a meteor storm occurs, producing an outburst of meteors streaking across the sky.—Gina Park, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 His legendary, almost telepathic connection with Lionel Messi, streaking up the left flank and delivering perfect crosses to Messi’s feet, created many memorable goals for both players throughout their careers at FC Barcelona and the past few years with Inter Miami.—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 Brown wants shooters streaking to the corners.—Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 Nix overthrowing Sutton streaking down the right sideline on a third-and-10 by a few fingertips.—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025 Rohan Nadkarni Russell Wilson tried to find Wan'Dale Robinson streaking down the middle of the field on 3rd-and-7, but Wilson’s moonball was picked off by Chris Roland-Wallace.—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025 More Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Sepahnews/AP Photo What to Know Residents in Tehran and the northeastern cities of Gorgan, Sari and Semnan reported seeing glowing objects streaking across the night sky, while social media users shared clips showing trails of smoke from the launches.—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 Quarterback Bryce Young then saw McMillan streaking free and fit a ball to the playmaker in stride.—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025 Instead of trying for a Hail Mary throw into the end zone, Allen found Dalton Kincaid streaking across the field and made a pinpoint throw to the tight end with one second left.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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striping
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Work in the area began last November and was completed in June on the paving of curb ramps and striping along San Andres Drive and the driveway by the intersection of Flower Hill Promenade.
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Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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