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Using the energy from this rotation, M87* powers a particle jet expelled at nearly the speed of light, stretching across an immense 5,000 light-years.

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Though he sees the "value" of licensing schemes, he warns: "The realities and logistics would need careful consideration" - in other words, it would add more responsibilities to already stretched forces.

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Anytime a big earthquake occurs, the Earth’s crust around the ruptured fault gets squeezed and stretched, Patton said.

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But sometime over this last winter — that numbing, hoary stretch between mid-February and March — I decided this might be the year to reclaim a bit of seasonal delight.

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He says work coaches are being stretched as they try to manage their caseloads, adding that his own workload has increased dramatically since he started the job.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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