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Her husband then climbed on top of her and straddled her with his legs across her waist.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026 -
Another is the rise in millennials, straddled by student loan debt and lower wages than their parents, moving out later or moving back home after school.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, Betty stopped and squatted.—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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As catcher Dillon Dingler got down in his catching stance, Hinch squatted and leaned against a fence off to the side.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Bestridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bestridden. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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