stretched
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She stretched her arms wide, sang along and tried to take in every second of her final walk to the ring.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
As teenagers growing up in the area, they climbed the staircase barefoot, sprinted the hill overlooking the Pacific and stretched their limbs on the shoreline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to the models, this deep mantle flow can account for deformation that does not fit the simpler pattern expected from a continent being stretched apart.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Consumers are stretched thin from years of rising costs across household budgets, particularly groceries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The angel was stretched across the ground at the river’s edge, holding on to something that thrashed in the raging current.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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