stretched
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The wave of arrests is straining an already stretched justice system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Chip stocks have come under intense pressure with valuations that had been stretched by an AI-fueled rally.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Positioning is “considerably less stretched than it was in the summer,” as Kirsche points out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
According to this interpretation, the original rock body was stretched and separated by tectonic forces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
By the smell on the wind, Wolf knew this flatness stretched for many lopes into the Dark, and that beyond it lay the Great White Cold.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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