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I told her straight off that I was not going to do that.
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Compare this with a short-term property-sharing business like Airbnb, whose competitors must almost go global straight off the bat.
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Interestingly enough, the Roomy is actually something of an MPV-camper van straight off the Toyota lot, a five-seater with two front seats that fold completely flat and a rear bench that reclines by up to 70 degrees.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
Lately, fitness influencers are scooping heaps of sea moss gel, a colorless goo, into smoothies, coffee, and chia puddings—or just eating it straight off the spoon.
—Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025
Back in 2023, Powers discovered an old shoe box filled with tapes in his parents’ basement and was soon digging through the trove, recording his favorite bits straight off the TV and incorporating the clips into his new music as Youth Lagoon.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Interestingly enough, the Roomy is actually something of an MPV-camper van straight off the Toyota lot, a five-seater with two front seats that fold completely flat and a rear bench that reclines by up to 70 degrees.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2025
Lately, fitness influencers are scooping heaps of sea moss gel, a colorless goo, into smoothies, coffee, and chia puddings—or just eating it straight off the spoon.
—Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025
Back in 2023, Powers discovered an old shoe box filled with tapes in his parents’ basement and was soon digging through the trove, recording his favorite bits straight off the TV and incorporating the clips into his new music as Youth Lagoon.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Straight off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20off. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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