elastic
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“God gave me a mother who worked her entire life for me,” said Hernández, who eased on his elastic goofball schtick to exalt immigrant mothers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
"I searched it and saw videos of kids and adults showing 'how fun it is' to put the toys in the microwave to make them more elastic," she said.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Oil prices are expected to remain high for years, with previous assumptions of elastic U.S. supply and stability needing revision.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Lewis established one rhythm after another, each authoritative but also elastic and ever-shifting, often in answer to what one or another musician did.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
I was too stunned to move, even as a young orangutan flung its elastic arms around my legs.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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