stretched
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One way to picture this is to imagine two tiny charged particles connected by a tightly stretched string.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
A growing number of prison staff have told the BBC that rules are being stretched or broken to accommodate additional inmates, potentially posing health and safety risks.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It is a fitting final role for a player whose career has stretched across generations of the WNBA.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
It blew cold air down the chimney and filled the room with so much smoke that we couldn't see the stretched rope.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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