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in stride

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But U.S. stock futures indicate investors will take it in stride for now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

He said the same thing almost word for word to an “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent who took the news completely — almost dismissively? — in stride.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Markets took President Trump’s State of the Union address, in which he tried to convince Americans that he had unleashed a new age of economic prosperity, in stride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

He took my impatience in stride and spoke of plans for me to meet his younger brother soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

As usual, he was taking the situation in stride.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals