elastic
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Segar’s misfit cast: As ever, Popeye is a muscle-bound mumbler and Olive Oyl an elastic lass.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Oil prices are expected to remain high for years, with previous assumptions of elastic U.S. supply and stability needing revision.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
"This suggests that many other elastic liquids might also break at a relatively similar critical stress point," Lima said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
"Missile range is an elastic thing - in that if you put a lighter warhead on a missile, you can extend its range," he told the BBC.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
And through her stockings, faintly, could be seen the wrappings of elastic bandage to support the veins.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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