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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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Her Universal Credit , externaland wages only stretch so far, and she gets frustrated that the children still often miss out, "which isn't fair on them".

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Daylight images showed a crumbled stretch of road with rubble around the broken bridge.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

EchoStar’s star might be on the rise and worth a fresh look after a volatile stretch, according to analysts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Between 2014 and 2023, 75 crashes on this stretch of Pico resulted in severe injury or death.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

She spreads her arms wide, gesturing to the empty grassy lots and deserted stretch of road.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

We now deal with wildfire smoke every year, in a “season” that stretches longer and longer each year thanks to warmer and drier conditions.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Steep ascents, hairpin bends and stretches of unpaved road have added to the difficulties facing this tourist town, whose visitors have unsurprisingly stopped visiting while fish sales have stalled.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

Leading scorer Kelsey Plum has missed two long stretches with injury issues, but the biggest headache for the team for much of the season has been its poor defense.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Frisco is in the corridor north of Dallas and one of America’s fastest-growing regions with stretches of new housing and office developments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Ahead of us, the forest stretches wide, and the onyx and gold gate that leads to Uhuru gleams among the trees.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Stock valuations look stretched by almost every measure, they said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

He took over an apparatus facing stretched air defences, financial uncertainty, stalled peace talks, recruitment problems and widespread bureaucracy and war fatigue.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

The contract stretched from August 2020 to April 2025, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The Springboks demolished Tandy's side 73-0 at Principality Stadium in November, when the hosts were stretched because the fixture was outside World Rugby's Test window.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Russell stretched out the window again, and his eyes locked on me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

He has now made six consecutive scores over 50, stretching back to the start of the series in Sri Lanka in January, becoming the first England batter to achieve that feat.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The EU said that "among others, France, Germany, Poland, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia, Romania and Finland have been targeted" in a campaign stretching back years.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Spain quarterfinal ended Friday, the In-N-Out near SoFi had a long line of soccer fans stretching out the door in bright red and yellow and black jerseys and matching striped hats and scarves.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

EnergyX also has projects in development in the Smackover Formation—a brine-filled geologic feature stretching from Texas to Florida—and near Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The view of the sea stretching out below us is incredible.

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




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