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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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A wild stretch for the market has upended the way many investors view a commodity long considered a stable store of value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The 10k follows a more urban course, skipping the park section but taking in four bridges and a long riverside stretch instead.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

That set the stage for a strange wild-card game against Philadelphia in which the Eagles built a 51-7 lead and held on despite the Lions scoring 30 points down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The speed limits on the roads between the two cities range from 45 mph to 75 mph depending on the stretch of road.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Rowan held Marlie's ankles and watched her stretch across the reeds, reaching for Bronden.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Beneath the town of Ames, Oklahoma, lies a meteor impact structure that stretches for miles underground.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

Two Chinese anti-submarine corvettes have docked at its port for long stretches, although US and Japanese vessels have also made port calls since the base's revamp.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Over the last few months, parts of the river have continued flowing, while other stretches dried up beside alfalfa fields.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ms. Margolles purchased a home in the middle of this and demolished it, here reconstructing the rubble into a rectangular minimalist monument that stretches across a large gallery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Do you mean for us to die?” asked the king, staring out around him at the vast stretches of unforgiving desert.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The coronagraph woke up on Sept. 1 and stretched its digital, electronic, and mechanical "limbs" mid-month.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

They predict a short-term hit to the housing market as many mortgages rely on two incomes and housing has gotten more expensive relative to salaries, especially for buyers already stretched financially thin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

For many of those the BBC spoke to in Redditch, the concern was not just about a £5-a-month increase, but what it means when colder weather arrives and household budgets are already stretched.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

DELHI—As an aviator, Smit Machchhar had piloted through an in-flight birth, turbulent monsoon skies and a high-wire landing in Greece that stretched his skills to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He was wearing an orange life jacket across his wide chest, the buckles stretched so tight they reminded me of rubber bands about to bust.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The JRF urged Somerville not to weaken the goals but to set "stretching, statutory, income-based poverty-reduction targets, with strong accountability measures".

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Buyers are already coping with record home prices and stretching to afford down payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Council members crafted a compromise, stretching out the increases over 10 years instead of four.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Further strike dates are planned stretching to the middle of October.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In sits off the road, the parking lot more cracked asphalt than pavement, scents that feel like home stretching across it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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