stretching
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According to outage tracker Downdetector, hundreds of thousands of users in more than 70 countries reported problems accessing services including Outlook and Teams beginning Thursday and stretching into Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
“It’s been a really good year,” says Smith, her smile stretching wider as she reflects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
They pointed at their “favorable” supply stretching into next year, and said that the current backdrop of inflationary pressures — higher fuel prices included — also favors carriers that cater to “value-conscious” travelers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Major problems at Dr Gray's Hospital in Elgin, but deficiencies stretching across the whole region, a failure to learn from mistakes and "recurring patterns of harm".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
As the wind tore the mist into shreds, I could see the sea, gray as a selkie’s coat, stretching itself from Ireland to Brooklyn, New York, America.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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