stretched
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Nasa is flying the X-59 in conjunction with community surveys to assess what people think when a supersonic boom is bent by the planes stretched nose and hushed up.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
They are further stretched by those who self-evacuate through having more than one passport, along with the wealth or the social network to start afresh.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
To make matters worse in Europe, recent high temperatures have stretched the continent’s period of peak demand for summer air travel, creating a late-season bump in demand for jet fuel.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Drone attacks that shut Saudi Arabia’s bypass pipeline earlier this month have forced more crude back through the Strait of Hormuz and onto a tanker fleet already stretched thin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The street side of the lot was fronted by a long clapboard building that stretched on and on.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
