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Mitchell Starc will be straining at the leash to play this week, especially after sitting out in Birmingham and playing just once on the last tour in 2019.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2023

Both teams are in the playoff mix, though the loser here will be straining to get there.

From Fox News • Dec. 1, 2021

Whether they can be effective on this pitch remains to be seen, but they will be straining every sinew to try to get Australia's Ashes campaign back on track.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2015

However, with history to be made on Saturday, every player on show will be straining at the leash to strut their stuff at the national stadium.

From BBC • May 14, 2010

Through the neighboring valleys and forests, Scandinavians, East Germans, and Russians will be straining to win the cross-country marathons, while overhead Austrians, Finns and Swiss try to fight gravity for the longest ski jump.

From Time Magazine Archive