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Many physicians question whether it’s outdated or strains an already stretched healthcare system.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