stretch
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He then takes to the stage to stretch and warm up, the packed house already buzzing on the other side of the velvet curtain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some of the works are already under way while others will stretch beyond the date of the official handover to NHS Lothian.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
To have reaped the maximum benefit, an investor would have needed to keep their money in the market continuously during this entire stretch.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
The IPO market has been heating back up after a mostly quiet stretch, driven by demand in industries such as AI, aerospace and defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
“I can stretch my legs, see? And we have some wool.…”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Sure, the production has all the paraphernalia a major pop tour - big sets, plumes of smoke, inspired choreography - but there are long stretches where it's just Grande on stage with her band.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The findings suggest that long dinosaur trackways can preserve behavioral details that shorter stretches of footprints may fail to reveal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
While stocks have generally trended higher across all periods, Kaeppel explained that returns during the unfavorable stretches have been far more volatile and inconsistent than what has been seen during the favorable periods.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
This is certainly the most technically balletic sequence in the film, and Kelly visibly stretches his artistry while bringing all his expertise to bear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But when he says “Ida,” that name stretches on and on, with no rough edges or sharp turns.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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The footwell was noticeably narrow even for me at 5’6” so someone taller would feel scrunched when fully stretched out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
With that positioning slightly more stretched, and investors sitting on profits, any deterioration in the growth outlook could trigger a selloff.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
The researchers also used Raman spectroscopy, a laser-based method that shows how atoms are being stretched or compressed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Wind-driven flames and dry hydrants drew engines from across the region, leaving first responders stretched thin when the Eaton fire exploded above Altadena hours later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 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
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Balance training isn’t meant to replace regular exercise: the average adult still needs to do aerobic exercise for cardiovascular health, stretching for flexibility and strength training to build muscles and bone density.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes due to its location in the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It will however remain dry for most of the UK over the weekend, stretching out the run of days where there has been no notable rain in southern England for two months.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Sandisk is riding a major wave of memory demand at the moment, and management just offered Wall Street a road map for growth stretching through the rest of the decade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
He begins stretching the wire sheet over the frame.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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