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astray

[uh-strey] / əˈstreɪ /


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Lineouts were going astray before the foul weather set in and full-back Jordan, preferred to Blair Kinghorn, did not look too clever for the Italian's opening scores.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

He left 15 years ago and has spent much of the time since cataloging how he thought the institution was going astray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Not to go all Charlie Brown here – and yes, a Peanuts-themed fireplace exists on the Interwebs – but might we introspect about these commercialist and consumerist bells and whistles leading us astray?

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

Rosalía wisely recruited the swooning Mexican American sierreña trio, Yahritza Y Su Esencia, to help her better emulate a Paquita La Del Barrio dress-down of a lover gone astray.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Only one drop went astray, discoloring the linen cloth, which he promptly willed clean again.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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