This requires being open to what will actually accomplish this—even if it strays from existing dogma.
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“These poor waifs and strays of humanity had a melancholy ending,” an 1874 New York Times article reads.
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In Dude Lit, men confide in animals that are not deliberate pets, but wild animals and strays.
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"Just a couple of strays beating around the lake," I explained.
Neighbours|Robert Stead
The jewfish is common in more southern waters but there may well have been some strays in the Chesapeake.
The Bounty of the Chesapeake|James Wharton
That means the State handing him over to the folks set to deal with the 'strays' of God's world.
The Heart of Unaga|Ridgwell Cullum
Then he moved quietly and secured them with his tie-rope, and mounted his horse to lead the strays up the trail.
The Long Dim Trail|Forrestine C. Hooker
It's a disgrace to the town, importing such waifs and strays.
Mrs. Thompson|William Babington Maxwell
strays
/ (streɪz) /
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pl n
Also called: stray capacitanceelectronicsundesired capacitance in equipment, occurring between the wiring, between the wiring and the chassis, or between components and the chassis