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winning streak

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  1. A series of consecutive successes, a run of good luck, as in Our son-in-law has been on a winning streak with his investments. This expression comes from gambling. [Mid-1900s]


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An equal-weighted version of the S&P 500, where tech companies’ larger market value doesn’t cause them to have an outsize impact on performance, fell 2.3%, snapping a five-quarter winning streak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The news comes after England's 39-Test winning streak ended with a 26-26 draw against Canada last weekend.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Rosen said the show "really took people by surprise" and could break Netflix's three-year winning streak for best limited series, despite the strength of the streaming giant's second take of the anthology series "Beef."

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The industry leader in feel-good TV began his current winning streak with this show, and revived it based on, I don’t know, a vibe.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

By the start of February the winning streak had reached sixteen, and there wasn’t an empty seat in the gym.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

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