stretch for

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Gorka has emerged as one of the last men standing after a tumultuous stretch for U.S. counterterrorism leadership.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

It has been a dismal stretch for art collectors.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Until now, scientists have detected them by measuring extremely small changes in distance using huge instruments that stretch for kilometers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

If global oil disruptions stretch for months because of shipping logjams and damaged infrastructure, they will weigh on a domestic economy that is already under strain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It had weathered a bad stretch for its industry, in the late 1990s, during which several of its competitors collapsed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis