in stride
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Neither the city nor the theater are the stuff of a young woman’s dreams, but Stella takes tragedy and poverty in stride as she aims—mostly inaccurately—for stardom on the boards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Kristen Kukta, 42 years old, a Camp Bow Wow customer, took the price increase in stride.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Though he takes a minute to upbraid her, they’re obviously the show’s binary system, and Decker is in any case a cheery sort who takes things in stride — even prison, seemingly.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Freeman grew up in Orange County, so he takes the L.A. traffic in stride.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Scott Fischer’s team was a congenial and cohesive group; most of Pittman’s teammates took her idiosyncrasies in stride and seemed to have little trouble accepting her into their midst.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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