stretched
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Close to 1 in 4 homeowners is “house rich” and stretched thin everywhere else, and that usually includes retirement accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Gemma says the support from management within the team was "phenomenal" and "even the firefighters on the ground were understanding how stretched we were in the control room".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Wyoming's Sundance Formation, which preserves evidence of an ancient inland sea that once stretched across much of the western United States, has yielded millions of these fossils.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Chip stocks have come under intense pressure with valuations that had been stretched by an AI-fueled rally.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Bulldog raised his chin so high his jowls stretched taut.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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