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striding

  • present participle of stride.

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Striding 73 miles across some of the wildest and most dramatic country in England, Hadrian's Wall stretches from Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria on the west coast to Wallsend in North Tyneside.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Striding across the stage at her very own presidential convention in a tan Chloé pantsuit, Harris underlined how ridiculous, and sexist, that question is.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

Striding Monday into a meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, Navalnaya wasted no time in demonstrating what that goal — and her leadership of Navalny’s organization — might look like.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Striding out to speak to the Chinese nation just under six weeks ago, Xi Jinping, exuded regal dominance.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Striding along the sidewalk under the Martian sun, tall, smiling, eyes amazingly clear and blue, came a young man of some twenty-six years.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury