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The position-player group has been hit the hardest down the stretch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Saudi Arabia last week shut a crude pipeline after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, while the IEA said it now expects a recovery in Middle East flows to stretch into next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Equities for now are facing a stretch with no earnings, a seasonally weak month of September and a summer pullback that has set a “higher bar to re-engage,” they say.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

She was referring to a particularly confusing stretch in July.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Once inside we could stand up, sit, or even stretch out one at a time on the single mattress.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

His ability to attack space stretches the defence, while his movement without the ball creates opportunities for team-mates.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Raw scaffolding stretches through the space, surrounding an evolving sculptural installation that feels as though it is still in the process of arriving.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Some stretches of DNA created much stronger contacts than others, producing distinct hotspots where two helices were especially likely to line up.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

In some frontline Ukrainian cities, nets are hung high and wide across long stretches of road, forming corridors like spiders' webs to thwart aerial attacks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Do you mean for us to die?” asked the king, staring out around him at the vast stretches of unforgiving desert.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The polarising British welterweight arrived at T-Mobile Arena chasing a first world title and vindication after four chaotic years that stretched his reputation, career and resolve almost to breaking point.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Pfizer’s claim on the air-navigation fees comes at a time when finances for both agencies are stretched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Because the Universe is expanding, this signal becomes stretched to longer wavelengths as it travels through space.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

In Tijuana, one tunnel discovered last year stretched from Tijuana to what appeared to be a Buy 4 Less store near the Otay Mesa port of entry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The middle ring had a huge safety net stretched across it.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

The expense, which is similar to the cost of a nanny, may seem excessive, but stretching the family budget is worth the mental load relief for some parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Birds are a highly specialized branch of the dinosaur family tree, with a history stretching deep into the Mesozoic Era.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Thousands of troops, including the 82nd Airborne Division, were sent to the Middle East more than six months ago for a deployment that is now stretching into 2027 with no obvious end in sight.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

I may have been stretching and reading more, but it sure did feel like I was performing wellness versus actually feeling well.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

We can look out at the sea and watch the ships and ferries coming in and out of the port and gaze at the sailors stretching their legs as they walk on land again.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar