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straddled

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  1. To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
  2. To be on both sides of something; to have parts that are in different places, regions, etc.“Putin seems to be everywhere at once, straddling the ocean, filling the sky, just like Stalin.”
  3. To consider or favor two apparently opposite sides; to be noncommittal.“Wanting to please both sides, he straddled the issue.”
  4. To form a disorderly sprawl; to spread out irregularly.“Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks”

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