rubber band
Example Sentences
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The AI market has become a rubber band, with a growing divergence between so-called hyperscalers and the companies selling semiconductor chips as software becomes cheaper to develop outside the West, according to Goldman Sachs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
You slice it the wrong way and, instead of a tender, juicy bite, you’re left gnawing on something that tastes like a rubber band.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Unlike gravity or electromagnetism, the strong force becomes stronger as particles move farther apart, similar to a rubber band stretching tighter the more it is pulled.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
But sometimes a disturbance can cause the polar vortex to stretch like a rubber band.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
She scooped Emma’s hair back and wrapped the rubber band around it.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
