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"straddling the lines" is correct and can be used in written English
It means occupying a position between two opposing ideas or beliefs. Example: The politician's stance on the climate crisis is straddling the lines of appeasing both environmentalists and big oil companies.
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He reveled in straddling the lines that are supposed to divide fine and popular art, black and white life, the urban and rural experience, the intellect and the emotions.
By tradition it sees itself as superior to Damascus, 250 miles to the south, even though time and the politics of power have robbed it of its status as a place of great wealth straddling the lines of the caravan trade that ran from the Mediterranean to the Far East.
Rose seems to mean well in aiming to bust stereotypes, but the result is that she reinforces them instead ― all while straddling the lines of consent.
The process of transformation into their stage persona is visible, and they're straddling the lines in all their warrior-wear glory.
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Trump is straddling the line.
Straddling the line are instructions: "Cut here".
He's constantly straddling the line between sincerity and irony.
He said that under the elder Assad the Syrians had been "masters of straddling the line".
Mr. Barstow's films are noteworthy for straddling the line between home movies and independent films.
Straddling the line between dirty tricks and political strategy is as old as elections.
Lego, Mr Button points out, is cleverly "straddling the line between education and play".
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