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If things were as United believes they should be, and England’s biggest club was bestriding the Premier League like a colossus, then the hiring of an executive would be little more than a footnote.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

When he was bestriding the nation, Gershwin was the most modern guy around; 82 years later — guess what? — he still is.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2019

But Theodoric knew by this time that it was no earthly steed that he was bestriding, and from which he vainly tried to unclasp his legs.

From Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation by Hodgkin, Thomas

It was bestriding the military regulations, usurping all forms and traditions, but it was war.

From The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by Milne, James

They hemmed him in in front, behind, and at the sides, while he himself was bestriding a broken-down nag with empty and open holsters, and the hilt of his sword securely tied to its sheath.

From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew