stretched
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Ukraine's stretched air defences are struggling to cope with the barrages, Maxim Timchenko, chief executive of the power company DTEK, said in an interview.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
For older Americans living on fixed incomes, those changes can take a bite out of an already stretched budget.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
In a plasma, which consists of electrically charged particles, these magnetic field lines can be pulled, twisted, and stretched.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
If anything, a more measured pace of spending could be a tonic to concerns about stretched valuations and underwhelming returns that preceded the midterms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“So, you see—you do see, don’t you? It was just me doing all this by myself!” exclaimed the fox, with her arms stretched out wide.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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