elastic
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Segar’s misfit cast: As ever, Popeye is a muscle-bound mumbler and Olive Oyl an elastic lass.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“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
But in recent years the dragnet has become increasingly elastic.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 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
Giti was a tightly wound, bony little girl who wore her hair in twin ponytails held by elastic bands.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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