elastic
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Woodring wrote he remains “cautious” that strength in the first half of the fiscal year leads to “more elastic demand” and weaker second half earnings.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
But in recent years the dragnet has become increasingly elastic.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Instead of melting, the rubber became strong and elastic.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
Hanson crossed Redwood Creek on a fallen log at the northern edge of the high severity burn, an elastic term that generally means an area where most of the trees are dead.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal,—that is your success.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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