stretched
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The bank thinks Rio Tinto’s valuation is stretched and that it will face headwinds from an increasingly challenged iron-ore market and comparatively limited visible copper growth beyond the Oyu Tolgoi ramp-up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Funding of councils, says the JRF, is "stretched to breaking point", with the current model "increasingly unfit for purpose" and "hampering local efforts to reduce poverty".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Many physicians question whether it’s outdated or strains an already stretched healthcare system.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The coronagraph woke up on Sept. 1 and stretched its digital, electronic, and mechanical "limbs" mid-month.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
It swirled around the trees, too, and rose like steam from the glossy mud and clumps of reeds that stretched away on all sides.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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