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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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Around 500 fiber-optic cables, not counting those owned by governments, stretch for more than a million total miles beneath the oceans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The final stretch of the election became a three-way race among veteran Democratic politician Xavier Becerra, Republican commentator Steve Hilton and billionaire Democratic climate activist Tom Steyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The A.I. use is the one topic for which Pratt sounded humbled in the stretch drive of the campaign.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The powerful stock-market rally took a breather on Wednesday after a solid stretch of gains.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

I grab my right foot and yank it behind my butt to stretch my quad.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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