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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 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 top panel in the chart below shows the index rising for several straight sessions, while the bottom panel shows the daily number of advancing stocks minus declining stocks staying negative over the same stretch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Napoleon Solo held off Iron Honor down the stretch on Saturday, rebounding from a pair of fifth-place showings for his first victory of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s nothing like the Ranch, where the untouched land and dense woods stretch for miles.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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