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stretch

[strech] / strɛtʃ /




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The review is entering its home stretch; public comments are due to the FCC by July 29.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Whitelee Windfarm has been producing electricity for about 20 years on a stretch of moorland near Eaglesham, south of Glasgow, but is reaching the end of its life.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Another factor was a more than doubling in capital expenditures to $5.8 billion during the three-month stretch compared with the year-ago period.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

If it stays above 5% through Wednesday, it will mark the longest such stretch for the 30-year Treasury since 2007, as this chart from Dow Jones Market Data shows.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Then Jorge drives down a small stretch of road and stops at the end, where there are two houses facing each other.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

“Her Private Hell” is an expressionistic sci-fi fantasy set in a skyscraper hotel that stretches into the clouds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The largest island in the Gulf, Qeshm stretches for around 100 kilometres across the Strait of Hormuz, dominating the entrance to the Gulf.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Lloyd's history as a City institution stretches back well over 300 years, with its first recorded mention appearing in 1688.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Prices climbed last month when Kinder Morgan added capacity to the Gulf Coast Express pipeline, which stretches roughly 500 miles toward the South Texas shore.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

“One might even call it a bird’s-eye view. The green meadow stretches out below like a carpet, and those little dots of white—is that edelweiss?—are like points of light.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

I woke up early, stretched out my arms and was happy to be alone with the whole day ahead of me with no plans.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

In the letter, he said businesses were "stretched to their limits, absorbing the costs of repairs, increased security, and the emotional toll of constant disruption".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The protest has stretched beyond memes and social media posts, tapping into widespread anger among the youth over lack of jobs and anxieties about their future.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Evans said businesses in Belfast were "stretched to their limits"

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The Bulldog raised his chin so high his jowls stretched taut.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Emergency repairs or system failures almost always result in overtime requests, stretching budgets and leading to burnout among employees, according to more than half of utility executives who responded to the survey.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Further down the field Denmark's Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek remains it the green points jersey after stretching his lead over Belgium's Jasper Philipsen.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

STMicroelectronics is a key supplier to SpaceX under a partnership stretching more than 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Around the village is the vast Kazakh steppe, stretching seemingly endlessly into a horizon broken only by the solitary tower of a cement plant.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

It’s got windows cut out along the side with animal faces painted next to the cutouts, making it look like the animals are stretching their necks out.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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