stretch
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Schooldays that stretch into the late afternoon are indeed a problem for French pupils.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
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
Michigan’s upcoming two-game stretch against similarly-addled Penn State and 7th-ranked Indiana feels critical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Braves left-hander Ray Kerr, who excelled as a long reliever down the stretch, served as the opener in their second straight bullpen game and third of the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Folding it over his head, he grabs his elbow with his left hand and pulls it down for a deep stretch of his triceps.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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In addition to seeing the average teen user on ChatGPT for less than 15 minutes a day, OpenAI said that for longer stretches of use, automatic reminders to take a break work well.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The spacecraft also spent several days traveling through Earth's magnetotail, the long extension of Earth's magnetic field that stretches away from the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 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
The 9th District, which stretches from the Convention Center in downtown to 95th Street in South L.A., has undergone a massive demographic shift over the decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The kid stretches out his hand to Coach.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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
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Many physicians question whether it’s outdated or strains an already stretched healthcare system.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
As the Corps of Discovery worked its way up the Missouri River, past herds that stretched to the horizon, they knew the shaggy brown beasts by the term Americans have used ever since: buffalo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The other members of the party threw down their bags and stretched.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Before 2025, futures prices swung by triple digits on a given day just three times in records stretching back a half-century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Raman took office in 2020, representing a district stretching from Silver Lake to the San Fernando Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Further strike dates are planned stretching to the middle of October.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Osman is well qualified to answer, having enjoyed a distinguished first-team career at Everton stretching between 2003 and 2016.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
At which point the hare stopped her stretching and proceeded to march back and forth, with her very long back feet alternately thrusting high in the air.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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