stretched
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But most economists expect the ECB to raise its key rate twice, in contrast to the 10 moves that stretched from July 2022 to September 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Developers spend most of a project’s cost before a single watt of energy gets sold, then recover it through power sales stretched across 20 years or more.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
Damodaran also is taking a shot at those who complain about the stretched valuation metrics.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
"Nevertheless, you can still see it in rocks that have made their way back up to the surface, you can see how they were stretched."
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
I stretched my foam pad and sleeping bag out in the sled to settle in for the night.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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