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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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The work marks the first time scientists have inserted a large stretch of DNA into a precise location in human T cells without first removing those cells from the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

He has excelled ever since, putting up a 1.47 ERA in 18 ⅓ innings down the stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

"The speed limit on that stretch of Toft Road, Knutsford, is 30mph," he noted.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Stafford was great down the stretch but otherwise did not look like the reigning NFL most valuable player.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

I sniff, stretch my head out from under the rock, and am greeted by a strong scent: rodent, but worse.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

The lower surface stretches and bends around the dead cell, while the opposite side remains relatively unchanged.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Liz Senator, 28, a civil engineer from Atlanta, sees plenty of negative news and social-media posts about the economy, and some of her friends have struggled with long stretches of unemployment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

At “Life Burns Faster,” a series of two-night engagements that stretches into March next year, they stayed fleshy and ferocious as a band beneath the digital carnage.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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

“It was a strange feeling to be there for an hour...there in the middle of the great prairies. I felt as if the stretches on all sides were limitless.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

"They are stretched to breaking point by chronic under-staffing and unmanageable workloads," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

And so the prospect of watching an eight-hour adaptation of the novel stretched out before me like a five-year semester in which every class was P.E.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Many physicians question whether it’s outdated or strains an already stretched healthcare system.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Like a rubber band stretched too tight, the sharp rise in Treasury yields saw a rapid reversal Thursday that helped lift U.S. stock prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He just stretched his neck and down it went.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

The Spaniard's deal was set to expire at the end of this season, with his time in charge of the Gunners now possibly stretching to a decade following his arrival in December 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

He also said watching his parents rebuild after fleeing communist Vietnam taught him the value of stretching a dollar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Autumn grins—slowly, as if the stretching of each muscle is painful.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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